| 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
|
|---|
| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
|
|---|
| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
|
|---|
| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
|
|---|
| 5 | %general-entities;
|
|---|
| 6 | ]>
|
|---|
| 7 |
|
|---|
| 8 | <sect1 id="ch-boot-eudev" role="wrap">
|
|---|
| 9 | <?dbhtml filename="eudev.html"?>
|
|---|
| 10 |
|
|---|
| 11 | <title>Eudev-&eudev-version;</title>
|
|---|
| 12 |
|
|---|
| 13 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev">
|
|---|
| 14 | <primary sortas="a-Eudev">Eudev</primary>
|
|---|
| 15 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 16 |
|
|---|
| 17 | <sect2 role="package">
|
|---|
| 18 | <title/>
|
|---|
| 19 |
|
|---|
| 20 | <para>The Eudev package contains programs for dynamic creation of device
|
|---|
| 21 | nodes.</para>
|
|---|
| 22 |
|
|---|
| 23 | </sect2>
|
|---|
| 24 |
|
|---|
| 25 | <sect2 role="installation">
|
|---|
| 26 | <title>Installation of Eudev</title>
|
|---|
| 27 |
|
|---|
| 28 | <para os="a">Prepare Eudev for compilation:</para>
|
|---|
| 29 |
|
|---|
| 30 | <screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/tools --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \
|
|---|
| 31 | --disable-introspection --disable-gtk-doc-html \
|
|---|
| 32 | --disable-gudev --disable-keymap --with-firmware-path=/tools/lib/firmware \
|
|---|
| 33 | --enable-libkmod</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 34 |
|
|---|
| 35 | <variablelist os="b1">
|
|---|
| 36 | <title>The meaning of the new configure options:</title>
|
|---|
| 37 |
|
|---|
| 38 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 39 | <term><parameter>--disable-introspection --disable-gtk-doc-html
|
|---|
| 40 | --disable-gudev --disable-keymap</parameter></term>
|
|---|
| 41 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 42 | <para>These switches disable several features which are not needed
|
|---|
| 43 | for the temporary system and have additional dependencies.</para>
|
|---|
| 44 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 45 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 46 |
|
|---|
| 47 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 48 | <term><parameter>--with-firmware-path=/tools/lib/firmware</parameter></term>
|
|---|
| 49 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 50 | <para>This allows Eudev to load firmware from
|
|---|
| 51 | <filename class="directory">/tools/lib/firmware</filename> instead of
|
|---|
| 52 | the default location of <filename class="directory">/lib/firmware</filename>.</para>
|
|---|
| 53 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 54 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 55 |
|
|---|
| 56 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 57 | <term><parameter>--enable-libkmod</parameter></term>
|
|---|
| 58 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 59 | <para>Allows Eudev to load modules by using
|
|---|
| 60 | <filename class="libraryfile">libkmod</filename> directly.</para>
|
|---|
| 61 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 62 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 63 |
|
|---|
| 64 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 65 |
|
|---|
| 66 | <para os="c">Compile the package:</para>
|
|---|
| 67 |
|
|---|
| 68 | <screen os="d"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 69 |
|
|---|
| 70 | <para os="g">Install the package:</para>
|
|---|
| 71 |
|
|---|
| 72 | <screen os="j"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 73 |
|
|---|
| 74 | <para os="i">Create a directory for storing firmware that can be
|
|---|
| 75 | loaded by <command>udev</command>:</para>
|
|---|
| 76 |
|
|---|
| 77 | <screen os="k"><userinput>install -dv /tools/lib/firmware</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 78 |
|
|---|
| 79 | <para os="r1">Create a dummy rule so that Eudev will name ethernet devices properly for the system.</para>
|
|---|
| 80 |
|
|---|
| 81 | <screen os="r2"><userinput>echo "# dummy, so that network is once again on eth*" > \
|
|---|
| 82 | /tools/etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-name-slot.rules</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 83 |
|
|---|
| 84 | </sect2>
|
|---|
| 85 |
|
|---|
| 86 | <sect2 id="contents-eudev" role="content">
|
|---|
| 87 | <title>Contents of Eudev</title>
|
|---|
| 88 |
|
|---|
| 89 | <segmentedlist>
|
|---|
| 90 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
|
|---|
| 91 | <segtitle>Installed library</segtitle>
|
|---|
| 92 | <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
|
|---|
| 93 |
|
|---|
| 94 | <seglistitem>
|
|---|
| 95 | <seg>ata_id, cdrom_id, collect, create_floppy_devices, edd_id,
|
|---|
| 96 | firmware.sh, fstab_import, path_id, scsi_id, udevadm, udevd, usb_id,
|
|---|
| 97 | v4l_id, write_cd_rules, write_net_rules</seg>
|
|---|
| 98 | <seg>libudev</seg>
|
|---|
| 99 | <seg>/tools/etc/udev, /tools/lib/firmware, /tools/lib/udev</seg>
|
|---|
| 100 | </seglistitem>
|
|---|
| 101 | </segmentedlist>
|
|---|
| 102 |
|
|---|
| 103 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 104 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
|
|---|
| 105 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
|
|---|
| 106 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
|
|---|
| 107 |
|
|---|
| 108 | <varlistentry id="udevadm-eudev">
|
|---|
| 109 | <term><command>udevadm</command></term>
|
|---|
| 110 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 111 | <para>Controls the runtime behavior of Eudev, requests kernel
|
|---|
| 112 | events, manages the event queue, and provides simple debugging.</para>
|
|---|
| 113 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev udevadm-eudev">
|
|---|
| 114 | <primary sortas="b-udevadm-eudev">udevadm</primary>
|
|---|
| 115 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 116 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 117 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 118 |
|
|---|
| 119 | <varlistentry id="udevd">
|
|---|
| 120 | <term><command>udevd</command></term>
|
|---|
| 121 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 122 | <para>A daemon that reorders hotplug events before submitting them to
|
|---|
| 123 | <command>udev</command>,
|
|---|
| 124 | thus avoiding various race conditions</para>
|
|---|
| 125 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev udevd">
|
|---|
| 126 | <primary sortas="b-udevd">udevd</primary>
|
|---|
| 127 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 128 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 129 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 130 |
|
|---|
| 131 | <!-- Start of Helpers -->
|
|---|
| 132 | <varlistentry id="ata_id">
|
|---|
| 133 | <term><command>ata_id</command></term>
|
|---|
| 134 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 135 | <para>Provides Eudev with a unique string and additional
|
|---|
| 136 | information (uuid, label) for an ATA drive</para>
|
|---|
| 137 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev ata_id">
|
|---|
| 138 | <primary sortas="b-ata_id">ata_id</primary>
|
|---|
| 139 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 140 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 141 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 142 |
|
|---|
| 143 | <varlistentry id="cdrom_id">
|
|---|
| 144 | <term><command>cdrom_id</command></term>
|
|---|
| 145 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 146 | <para>Prints the capabilities of a CDROM or DVDROM drive.</para>
|
|---|
| 147 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev cdrom_id">
|
|---|
| 148 | <primary sortas="b-cdrom_id">cdrom_id</primary>
|
|---|
| 149 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 150 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 151 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 152 |
|
|---|
| 153 | <varlistentry id="collect">
|
|---|
| 154 | <term><command>collect</command></term>
|
|---|
| 155 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 156 | <para>Given an ID for the current uevent and a list of IDs
|
|---|
| 157 | (for all target uevents), registers the current ID and indicates whether
|
|---|
| 158 | all target IDs have been registered.</para>
|
|---|
| 159 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev collect">
|
|---|
| 160 | <primary sortas="b-collect">collect</primary>
|
|---|
| 161 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 162 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 163 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 164 |
|
|---|
| 165 | <varlistentry id="create_floppy_devices">
|
|---|
| 166 | <term><command>create_floppy_devices</command></term>
|
|---|
| 167 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 168 | <para>Creates all possible floppy devices based on the CMOS type</para>
|
|---|
| 169 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev create_floppy_devices">
|
|---|
| 170 | <primary sortas="b-create_floppy_devices">create_floppy_devices</primary>
|
|---|
| 171 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 172 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 173 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 174 |
|
|---|
| 175 | <varlistentry id="edd_id">
|
|---|
| 176 | <term><command>edd_id</command></term>
|
|---|
| 177 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 178 | <para>Identifies x86 disk drives from Enhanced Disk Drive calls</para>
|
|---|
| 179 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev edd_id">
|
|---|
| 180 | <primary sortas="b-edd_id">edd_id</primary>
|
|---|
| 181 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 182 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 183 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 184 |
|
|---|
| 185 | <varlistentry id="firmware.sh">
|
|---|
| 186 | <term><command>firmware.sh</command></term>
|
|---|
| 187 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 188 | <para>Script to load firmware for a device</para>
|
|---|
| 189 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev firmware.sh">
|
|---|
| 190 | <primary sortas="b-firmware.sh">firmware.sh</primary>
|
|---|
| 191 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 192 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 193 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 194 |
|
|---|
| 195 | <varlistentry id="fstab_import">
|
|---|
| 196 | <term><command>fstab_import</command></term>
|
|---|
| 197 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 198 | <para>Finds an entry in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> that matches
|
|---|
| 199 | the current device, and provides its information to Udev.</para>
|
|---|
| 200 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev fstab_import">
|
|---|
| 201 | <primary sortas="b-fstab_import">fstab_import</primary>
|
|---|
| 202 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 203 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 204 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 205 |
|
|---|
| 206 | <varlistentry id="path_id">
|
|---|
| 207 | <term><command>path_id</command></term>
|
|---|
| 208 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 209 | <para>Provides the shortest possible unique hardware path to a
|
|---|
| 210 | device</para>
|
|---|
| 211 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev path_id">
|
|---|
| 212 | <primary sortas="b-path_id">path_id</primary>
|
|---|
| 213 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 214 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 215 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 216 |
|
|---|
| 217 | <varlistentry id="scsi_id">
|
|---|
| 218 | <term><command>scsi_id</command></term>
|
|---|
| 219 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 220 | <para>Retrieves or generates a unique SCSI identifier.</para>
|
|---|
| 221 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev scsi_id">
|
|---|
| 222 | <primary sortas="b-scsi_id">scsi_id</primary>
|
|---|
| 223 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 224 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 225 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 226 |
|
|---|
| 227 | <varlistentry id="usb_id">
|
|---|
| 228 | <term><command>usb_id</command></term>
|
|---|
| 229 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 230 | <para>Identifies a USB block device.</para>
|
|---|
| 231 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev usb_id">
|
|---|
| 232 | <primary sortas="b-usb_id">usb_id</primary>
|
|---|
| 233 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 234 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 235 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 236 |
|
|---|
| 237 | <varlistentry id="v4l_id">
|
|---|
| 238 | <term><command>v4l_id</command></term>
|
|---|
| 239 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 240 | <para>Determines V4L capabilities for a given device.</para>
|
|---|
| 241 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev v4l_id">
|
|---|
| 242 | <primary sortas="b-v4l_id">v4l_id</primary>
|
|---|
| 243 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 244 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 245 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 246 |
|
|---|
| 247 | <varlistentry id="write_cd_rules">
|
|---|
| 248 | <term><command>write_cd_rules</command></term>
|
|---|
| 249 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 250 | <para>A script which generates Eudev rules to provide stable names
|
|---|
| 251 | for network interfaces.</para>
|
|---|
| 252 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev write_cd_rules">
|
|---|
| 253 | <primary sortas="b-write_cd_rules">write_cd_rules</primary>
|
|---|
| 254 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 255 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 256 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 257 |
|
|---|
| 258 | <varlistentry id="write_net_rules">
|
|---|
| 259 | <term><command>write_net_rules</command></term>
|
|---|
| 260 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 261 | <para>A script which generates Eudev rules to provide stable names
|
|---|
| 262 | for network interfaces.</para>
|
|---|
| 263 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev write_net_rules">
|
|---|
| 264 | <primary sortas="b-write_net_rules">write_net_rules</primary>
|
|---|
| 265 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 266 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 267 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 268 | <!-- End of Helpers -->
|
|---|
| 269 |
|
|---|
| 270 | <varlistentry id="libudev-eudev">
|
|---|
| 271 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libudev</filename></term>
|
|---|
| 272 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 273 | <para>A library interface to eudev device information.</para>
|
|---|
| 274 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev libudev-eudev">
|
|---|
| 275 | <primary sortas="c-libudev-eudev">libudev</primary>
|
|---|
| 276 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 277 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 278 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 279 |
|
|---|
| 280 | <varlistentry id="etc-eudev">
|
|---|
| 281 | <term><filename class="directory">/etc/udev</filename></term>
|
|---|
| 282 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 283 | <para>Contains <command>udev</command> configuration files,
|
|---|
| 284 | device permissions, and rules for device naming</para>
|
|---|
| 285 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev etc-eudev">
|
|---|
| 286 | <primary sortas="e-/etc/udev">/etc/udev</primary>
|
|---|
| 287 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 288 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 289 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 290 |
|
|---|
| 291 | <varlistentry id="lib-eudev">
|
|---|
| 292 | <term><filename class="directory">/lib/udev</filename></term>
|
|---|
| 293 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 294 | <para>Contains <command>udev</command> helper programs
|
|---|
| 295 | and static devices which get copied to /dev when booted.</para>
|
|---|
| 296 | <indexterm zone="ch-boot-eudev lib-eudev">
|
|---|
| 297 | <primary sortas="e-/lib/udev">/lib/udev</primary>
|
|---|
| 298 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 299 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 300 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 301 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 302 |
|
|---|
| 303 | </sect2>
|
|---|
| 304 |
|
|---|
| 305 | </sect1>
|
|---|
