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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-eudev" role="wrap"> |
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="eudev.html"?> |
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10 | |
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11 | <title>Eudev-&eudev-version;</title> |
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12 | |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev"> |
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Eudev">Eudev</primary> |
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15 | </indexterm> |
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16 | |
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17 | <sect2 role="package"> |
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18 | <title/> |
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19 | |
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20 | <para>The Eudev package contains programs for dynamic creation of device |
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21 | nodes.</para> |
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22 | |
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23 | </sect2> |
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24 | |
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25 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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26 | <title>Installation of Eudev</title> |
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27 | |
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28 | <para os="a">Prepare Eudev for compilation:</para> |
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29 | |
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30 | <screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \ |
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31 | --with-rootprefix="" --libexecdir=/lib --enable-split-usr \ |
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32 | --libdir=/usr/lib --with-rootlibdir=/lib --sbindir=/sbin --bindir=/sbin \ |
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33 | --enable-rule_generator --disable-introspection --disable-keymap \ |
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34 | --disable-gudev --disable-gtk-doc-html --with-firmware-path=/lib/firmware \ |
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35 | --enable-libkmod</userinput></screen> |
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36 | |
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37 | <para os="c">Compile the package:</para> |
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38 | |
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39 | <screen os="d"><userinput>make</userinput></screen> |
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40 | |
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41 | <para os="e">To test the results, issue:</para> |
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42 | |
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43 | <screen os="e2"><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen> |
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44 | |
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45 | <para os="g">Install the package:</para> |
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46 | |
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47 | <screen os="h"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> |
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48 | |
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49 | <para os="i">Create a directory for storing firmware that can be |
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50 | loaded by <command>udev</command>:</para> |
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51 | |
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52 | <screen os="j"><userinput>install -dv /lib/firmware</userinput></screen> |
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53 | |
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54 | <para os="r1">Create a dummy rule so that Eudev will name ethernet devices properly for the system.</para> |
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55 | |
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56 | <screen os="r2"><userinput>echo "# dummy, so that network is once again on eth*" \ |
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57 | > /etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-name-slot.rules</userinput></screen> |
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58 | |
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59 | </sect2> |
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60 | |
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61 | <sect2 id="contents-eudev" role="content"> |
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62 | <title>Contents of Eudev</title> |
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63 | |
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64 | <segmentedlist> |
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65 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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66 | <segtitle>Installed library</segtitle> |
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67 | <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle> |
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68 | |
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69 | <seglistitem> |
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70 | <seg>ata_id, cdrom_id, collect, create_floppy_devices, edd_id, |
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71 | firmware.sh, fstab_import, path_id, scsi_id, udevadm, udevd, usb_id, |
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72 | v4l_id, write_cd_rules, write_net_rules</seg> |
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73 | <seg>libudev</seg> |
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74 | <seg>/etc/udev, /lib/firmware, /lib/udev</seg> |
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75 | </seglistitem> |
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76 | </segmentedlist> |
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77 | |
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78 | <variablelist> |
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79 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> |
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80 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> |
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81 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> |
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82 | |
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83 | <varlistentry id="udevadm"> |
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84 | <term><command>udevadm</command></term> |
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85 | <listitem> |
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86 | <para>Controls the runtime behavior of Eudev, requests kernel |
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87 | events, manages the event queue, and provides simple debugging.</para> |
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88 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev udevadm"> |
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89 | <primary sortas="b-udevadm">udevadm</primary> |
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90 | </indexterm> |
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91 | </listitem> |
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92 | </varlistentry> |
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93 | |
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94 | <varlistentry id="udevd"> |
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95 | <term><command>udevd</command></term> |
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96 | <listitem> |
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97 | <para>A daemon that reorders hotplug events before submitting them to |
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98 | <command>udev</command>, |
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99 | thus avoiding various race conditions</para> |
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100 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev udevd"> |
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101 | <primary sortas="b-udevd">udevd</primary> |
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102 | </indexterm> |
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103 | </listitem> |
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104 | </varlistentry> |
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105 | |
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106 | <!-- Start of Helpers --> |
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107 | <varlistentry id="ata_id"> |
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108 | <term><command>ata_id</command></term> |
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109 | <listitem> |
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110 | <para>Provides Eudev with a unique string and additional |
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111 | information (uuid, label) for an ATA drive</para> |
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112 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev ata_id"> |
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113 | <primary sortas="b-ata_id">ata_id</primary> |
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114 | </indexterm> |
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115 | </listitem> |
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116 | </varlistentry> |
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117 | |
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118 | <varlistentry id="cdrom_id"> |
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119 | <term><command>cdrom_id</command></term> |
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120 | <listitem> |
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121 | <para>Prints the capabilities of a CDROM or DVDROM drive.</para> |
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122 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev cdrom_id"> |
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123 | <primary sortas="b-cdrom_id">cdrom_id</primary> |
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124 | </indexterm> |
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125 | </listitem> |
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126 | </varlistentry> |
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127 | |
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128 | <varlistentry id="collect"> |
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129 | <term><command>collect</command></term> |
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130 | <listitem> |
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131 | <para>Given an ID for the current uevent and a list of IDs |
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132 | (for all target uevents), registers the current ID and indicates whether |
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133 | all target IDs have been registered.</para> |
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134 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev collect"> |
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135 | <primary sortas="b-collect">collect</primary> |
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136 | </indexterm> |
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137 | </listitem> |
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138 | </varlistentry> |
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139 | |
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140 | <varlistentry id="create_floppy_devices"> |
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141 | <term><command>create_floppy_devices</command></term> |
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142 | <listitem> |
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143 | <para>Creates all possible floppy devices based on the CMOS type</para> |
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144 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev create_floppy_devices"> |
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145 | <primary sortas="b-create_floppy_devices">create_floppy_devices</primary> |
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146 | </indexterm> |
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147 | </listitem> |
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148 | </varlistentry> |
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149 | |
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150 | <varlistentry id="edd_id"> |
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151 | <term><command>edd_id</command></term> |
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152 | <listitem> |
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153 | <para>Identifies x86 disk drives from Enhanced Disk Drive calls</para> |
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154 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev edd_id"> |
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155 | <primary sortas="b-edd_id">edd_id</primary> |
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156 | </indexterm> |
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157 | </listitem> |
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158 | </varlistentry> |
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159 | |
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160 | <varlistentry id="firmware.sh"> |
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161 | <term><command>firmware.sh</command></term> |
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162 | <listitem> |
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163 | <para>Script to load firmware for a device</para> |
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164 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev firmware.sh"> |
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165 | <primary sortas="b-firmware.sh">firmware.sh</primary> |
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166 | </indexterm> |
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167 | </listitem> |
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168 | </varlistentry> |
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169 | |
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170 | <varlistentry id="fstab_import"> |
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171 | <term><command>fstab_import</command></term> |
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172 | <listitem> |
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173 | <para>Finds an entry in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> that matches |
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174 | the current device, and provides its information to Udev.</para> |
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175 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev fstab_import"> |
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176 | <primary sortas="b-fstab_import">fstab_import</primary> |
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177 | </indexterm> |
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178 | </listitem> |
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179 | </varlistentry> |
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180 | |
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181 | <varlistentry id="path_id"> |
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182 | <term><command>path_id</command></term> |
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183 | <listitem> |
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184 | <para>Provides the shortest possible unique hardware path to a |
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185 | device</para> |
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186 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev path_id"> |
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187 | <primary sortas="b-path_id">path_id</primary> |
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188 | </indexterm> |
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189 | </listitem> |
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190 | </varlistentry> |
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191 | |
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192 | <varlistentry id="scsi_id"> |
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193 | <term><command>scsi_id</command></term> |
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194 | <listitem> |
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195 | <para>Retrieves or generates a unique SCSI identifier.</para> |
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196 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev scsi_id"> |
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197 | <primary sortas="b-scsi_id">scsi_id</primary> |
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198 | </indexterm> |
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199 | </listitem> |
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200 | </varlistentry> |
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201 | |
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202 | <varlistentry id="usb_id"> |
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203 | <term><command>usb_id</command></term> |
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204 | <listitem> |
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205 | <para>Identifies a USB block device.</para> |
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206 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev usb_id"> |
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207 | <primary sortas="b-usb_id">usb_id</primary> |
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208 | </indexterm> |
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209 | </listitem> |
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210 | </varlistentry> |
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211 | |
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212 | <varlistentry id="v4l_id"> |
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213 | <term><command>v4l_id</command></term> |
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214 | <listitem> |
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215 | <para>Determines V4L capabilities for a given device.</para> |
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216 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev v4l_id"> |
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217 | <primary sortas="b-v4l_id">v4l_id</primary> |
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218 | </indexterm> |
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219 | </listitem> |
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220 | </varlistentry> |
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221 | |
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222 | <varlistentry id="write_cd_rules"> |
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223 | <term><command>write_cd_rules</command></term> |
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224 | <listitem> |
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225 | <para>A script which generates Eudev rules to provide stable names |
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226 | for network interfaces.</para> |
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227 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev write_cd_rules"> |
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228 | <primary sortas="b-write_cd_rules">write_cd_rules</primary> |
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229 | </indexterm> |
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230 | </listitem> |
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231 | </varlistentry> |
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232 | |
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233 | <varlistentry id="write_net_rules"> |
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234 | <term><command>write_net_rules</command></term> |
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235 | <listitem> |
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236 | <para>A script which generates Eudev rules to provide stable names |
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237 | for network interfaces.</para> |
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238 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev write_net_rules"> |
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239 | <primary sortas="b-write_net_rules">write_net_rules</primary> |
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240 | </indexterm> |
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241 | </listitem> |
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242 | </varlistentry> |
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243 | <!-- End of Helpers --> |
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244 | |
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245 | <varlistentry id="libudev"> |
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246 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libudev</filename></term> |
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247 | <listitem> |
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248 | <para>A library interface to eudev device information.</para> |
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249 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev libudev"> |
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250 | <primary sortas="c-libudev">libudev</primary> |
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251 | </indexterm> |
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252 | </listitem> |
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253 | </varlistentry> |
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254 | |
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255 | <varlistentry id="etc-eudev"> |
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256 | <term><filename class="directory">/etc/udev</filename></term> |
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257 | <listitem> |
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258 | <para>Contains <command>udev</command> configuration files, |
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259 | device permissions, and rules for device naming</para> |
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260 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev etc-eudev"> |
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261 | <primary sortas="e-/etc/udev">/etc/udev</primary> |
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262 | </indexterm> |
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263 | </listitem> |
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264 | </varlistentry> |
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265 | |
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266 | <varlistentry id="lib-eudev"> |
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267 | <term><filename class="directory">/lib/udev</filename></term> |
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268 | <listitem> |
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269 | <para>Contains <command>udev</command> helper programs |
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270 | and static devices which get copied to /dev when booted.</para> |
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271 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-eudev lib-eudev"> |
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272 | <primary sortas="e-/lib/udev">/lib/udev</primary> |
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273 | </indexterm> |
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274 | </listitem> |
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275 | </varlistentry> |
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276 | </variablelist> |
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277 | |
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278 | </sect2> |
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279 | |
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280 | </sect1> |
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