Re: devfs vs. udev

On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 02:50:44PM -0500, Christian Convey wrote: > Can anyone help clarify the relationship between any of the following > things that may or may not be on my computer? > hotplug When an event happens on any of the various buses (pci, usb, firewire, etc.) such as device connect

Re: devfs vs. udev

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christian Convey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm running Sarge with 2.6.8 kernel. I've got the "udev" package installed. > > Can anyone help clarify the relationship between any of the following > things that may or may not be on my computer? > > ho

Re: devfs vs. udev

Here's an overview document that no one could point me to a few days ago. Hope it's helpfull... http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-FAQ -- Christian Convey Computer Scientist, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport, RI Here's the full text for any abysmally lazy readers: Freq

Re: devfs vs. udev

Sean O'Dubhghaill wrote: [snip] - Does hotplug inform udev when a new device connects to the computer? Not sure, but new devices plugged in will cause new dev entries to be made. I think hotplug will just load the relevant modules and udev will sort out devices on its own Package: udev Descrip

Re: devfs vs. udev

[snip] > > - Does hotplug inform udev when a new device connects to the computer? Not sure, but new devices plugged in will cause new dev entries to be made. I think hotplug will just load the relevant modules and udev will sort out devices on its own > - Does udev make use of devfs? No hope

devfs vs. udev

Hey guys, I'm running Sarge with 2.6.8 kernel. I've got the "udev" package installed. Can anyone help clarify the relationship between any of the following things that may or may not be on my computer? hotplug udev devfs hotplug automount autofs HAL sysfs procfs I know that's a huge question, so