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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-udev" role="wrap">
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="udev.html"?>
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10 |
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11 | <title>Udev-&udev-version;</title>
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12 |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev">
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Udev">Udev</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 Udev 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 Udev</title>
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27 |
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28 | <para os="a">Compile the package:</para>
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29 |
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30 | <screen os="b"><userinput>make EXTRAS="extras/floppy extras/cdrom_id extras/firmware \
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31 | extras/scsi_id extras/volume_id extras/ata_id extras/usb_id \
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32 | extras/edd_id extras/dasd_id extras/path_id"</userinput></screen>
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33 |
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34 | <variablelist os="c">
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35 | <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title>
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36 |
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37 | <varlistentry>
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38 | <term><parameter>EXTRAS="extras/floppy extras/cdrom_id extras/firmware
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39 | extras/scsi_id extras/volume_id extras/ata_id extras/usb_id extras/edd_id
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40 | extras/dasd_id extras/path_id"</parameter></term>
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41 | <listitem>
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42 | <para>This builds the helper applications that are used with
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43 | udev. The helper programs assist in correct handling of devices.</para>
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44 | </listitem>
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45 | </varlistentry>
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46 |
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47 | </variablelist>
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48 |
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49 | <para os="d">If you want to run the testsuite, you need to change
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50 | a hardcoded reference to the <command>test</command>
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51 | program:</para>
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52 |
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53 | <screen os="e"><userinput>sed -i 's@/usr/bin/test@/bin/test@' test/udev-test.pl</userinput></screen>
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54 |
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55 | <para os="f">To test the results, issue:
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56 | <userinput>make test</userinput>.</para>
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57 |
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58 | <para os="g">Install the package:</para>
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59 |
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60 | <screen os="h"><userinput>make DESTDIR=/ \
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61 | EXTRAS="extras/floppy extras/cdrom_id extras/firmware \
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62 | extras/scsi_id extras/volume_id extras/ata_id extras/usb_id \
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63 | extras/edd_id extras/dasd_id extras/path_id" install</userinput></screen>
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64 |
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65 | <variablelist os="i">
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66 | <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title>
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67 |
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68 | <varlistentry>
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69 | <term><parameter>DESTDIR=/</parameter></term>
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70 | <listitem>
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71 | <para>This prevents the Udev build process from killing any
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72 | <command>udevd</command> processes that may be running on the
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73 | system.</para>
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74 | </listitem>
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75 | </varlistentry>
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76 |
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77 | </variablelist>
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78 |
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79 | <para os="i">Install a necessary helper script:</para>
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80 |
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81 | <screen os="j"><userinput>install -v extras/eventrecorder.sh /lib/udev</userinput></screen>
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82 |
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83 | <para os="l">Install the documentation that explains how to create
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84 | Udev rules:</para>
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85 |
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86 | <screen os="m"><userinput>install -v -m644 -D docs/writing_udev_rules/index.html \
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87 | /usr/share/doc/udev-&udev-version;/index.html</userinput></screen>
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88 |
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89 | <para os="n">Create a directory for storing firmware that can be
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90 | loaded by <command>udev</command>:</para>
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91 |
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92 | <screen os="o"><userinput>install -dv /lib/firmware</userinput></screen>
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93 |
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94 | </sect2>
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95 |
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96 | <sect2 id="contents-udev" role="content">
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97 | <title>Contents of Udev</title>
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98 |
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99 | <segmentedlist>
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100 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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101 | <segtitle>Installed directory</segtitle>
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102 |
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103 | <seglistitem>
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104 | <seg>udevcontrol, udevd, udevinfo, udevmonitor, udevsend,
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105 | udevtest, and udevtrigger</seg>
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106 | <seg>/etc/udev</seg>
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107 | </seglistitem>
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108 | </segmentedlist>
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109 |
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110 | <variablelist>
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111 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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112 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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113 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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114 |
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115 | <varlistentry id="udevcontrol">
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116 | <term><command>udevcontrol</command></term>
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117 | <listitem>
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118 | <para>Configures a number of options for the running
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119 | <command>udevd</command> daemon, such as the log level.</para>
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120 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevcontrol">
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121 | <primary sortas="b-udevcontrol">udevcontrol</primary>
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122 | </indexterm>
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123 | </listitem>
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124 | </varlistentry>
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125 |
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126 | <varlistentry id="udevd">
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127 | <term><command>udevd</command></term>
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128 | <listitem>
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129 | <para>A daemon that reorders hotplug events before submitting them to
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130 | <command>udev</command>,
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131 | thus avoiding various race conditions</para>
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132 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevd">
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133 | <primary sortas="b-udevd">udevd</primary>
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134 | </indexterm>
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135 | </listitem>
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136 | </varlistentry>
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137 |
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138 | <varlistentry id="udevinfo">
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139 | <term><command>udevinfo</command></term>
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140 | <listitem>
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141 | <para>Allows users to query the <command>udev</command> database for
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142 | information on any device currently present on the system; it also
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143 | provides a way to query any device in the <systemitem
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144 | class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> tree to help create udev
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145 | rules</para>
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146 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevinfo">
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147 | <primary sortas="b-udevinfo">udevinfo</primary>
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148 | </indexterm>
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149 | </listitem>
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150 | </varlistentry>
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151 |
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152 | <varlistentry id="udevmonitor">
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153 | <term><command>udevmonitor</command></term>
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154 | <listitem>
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155 | <para>Prints the event received from the kernel and the event which
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156 | <command>udev</command> sends out after rule processing</para>
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157 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevmonitor">
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158 | <primary sortas="b-udevmonitor">udevmonitor</primary>
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159 | </indexterm>
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160 | </listitem>
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161 | </varlistentry>
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162 |
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163 | <varlistentry id="udevsettle">
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164 | <term><command>udevsettle</command></term>
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165 | <listitem>
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166 | <para>Watches the Udev event queue and exits if all current uevents
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167 | have been handled</para>
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168 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevsettle">
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169 | <primary sortas="b-udevsettle">udevsettle</primary>
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170 | </indexterm>
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171 | </listitem>
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172 | </varlistentry>
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173 |
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174 | <varlistentry id="udevtest">
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175 | <term><command>udevtest</command></term>
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176 | <listitem>
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177 | <para>Simulates a <command>udev</command> run for the given device,
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178 | and prints out the name of the node the real <command>udev</command>
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179 | would have created or the name of the renamed network interface</para>
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180 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevtest">
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181 | <primary sortas="b-udevtest">udevtest</primary>
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182 | </indexterm>
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183 | </listitem>
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184 | </varlistentry>
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185 |
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186 | <varlistentry id="udevtrigger">
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187 | <term><command>udevtrigger</command></term>
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188 | <listitem>
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189 | <para>Walks the sysfs tree for devices that need to be added to the
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190 | system.</para>
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191 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevtrigger">
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192 | <primary sortas="b-udevtrigger">udevtrigger</primary>
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193 | </indexterm>
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194 | </listitem>
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195 | </varlistentry>
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196 |
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197 | <!-- helpers start here -->
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198 | <varlistentry id="ata_id">
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199 | <term><command>ata_id</command></term>
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200 | <listitem>
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201 | <para>Provides Udev with a unique string and additional
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202 | information (uuid, label) for an ATA drive</para>
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203 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev ata_id">
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204 | <primary sortas="b-ata_id">ata_id</primary>
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205 | </indexterm>
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206 | </listitem>
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207 | </varlistentry>
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208 |
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209 | <varlistentry id="cdrom_id">
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210 | <term><command>cdrom_id</command></term>
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211 | <listitem>
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212 | <para>Print the capabilities of a CDROM or DVDROM drive.</para>
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213 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev cdrom_id">
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214 | <primary sortas="b-cdrom_id">cdrom_id</primary>
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215 | </indexterm>
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216 | </listitem>
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217 | </varlistentry>
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218 |
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219 | <varlistentry id="create_floppy_devices">
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220 | <term><command>create_floppy_devices</command></term>
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221 | <listitem>
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222 | <para>Creates all possible floppy devices based on the CMOS type</para>
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223 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev create_floppy_devices">
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224 | <primary sortas="b-create_floppy_devices">create_floppy_devices</primary>
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225 | </indexterm>
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226 | </listitem>
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227 | </varlistentry>
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228 |
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229 | <varlistentry id="dasd_id">
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230 | <term><command>dasd_id</command></term>
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231 | <listitem>
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232 | <para>Read the label from an s390 block device.</para>
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233 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev dasd_id">
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234 | <primary sortas="b-dasd_id">dasd_id</primary>
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235 | </indexterm>
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236 | </listitem>
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237 | </varlistentry>
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238 |
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239 | <varlistentry id="edd_id">
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240 | <term><command>edd_id</command></term>
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241 | <listitem>
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242 | <para>Identify x86 disk drives from Enhanced Disk Drive calls.</para>
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243 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev edd_id">
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244 | <primary sortas="b-edd_id">edd_id</primary>
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245 | </indexterm>
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246 | </listitem>
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247 | </varlistentry>
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248 |
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249 | <varlistentry id="firmware.sh">
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250 | <term><command>firmware.sh</command></term>
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251 | <listitem>
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252 | <para>Script to load firmware for a device</para>
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253 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev firmware.sh">
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254 | <primary sortas="b-firmware.sh">firmware.sh</primary>
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255 | </indexterm>
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256 | </listitem>
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257 | </varlistentry>
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258 |
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259 | <varlistentry id="path_id">
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260 | <term><command>path_id</command></term>
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261 | <listitem>
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262 | <para>Provide the shortest possible unique hardware path to a
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263 | device</para>
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264 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev path_id">
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265 | <primary sortas="b-path_id">path_id</primary>
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266 | </indexterm>
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267 | </listitem>
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268 | </varlistentry>
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269 |
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270 | <varlistentry id="scsi_id">
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271 | <term><command>scsi_id</command></term>
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272 | <listitem>
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273 | <para>Retrieve or generate a unique SCSI identifier.</para>
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274 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev scsi_id">
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275 | <primary sortas="b-scsi_id">scsi_id</primary>
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276 | </indexterm>
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277 | </listitem>
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278 | </varlistentry>
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279 |
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280 | <varlistentry id="usb_id">
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281 | <term><command>usb_id</command></term>
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282 | <listitem>
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283 | <para>Identify a USB block device.</para>
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284 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev usb_id">
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285 | <primary sortas="b-usb_id">usb_id</primary>
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286 | </indexterm>
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287 | </listitem>
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288 | </varlistentry>
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289 |
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290 | <varlistentry id="vol_id">
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291 | <term><command>vol_id</command></term>
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292 | <listitem>
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293 | <para>Probe filesystem type and read label and uuid.</para>
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294 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev vol_id">
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295 | <primary sortas="b-vol_id">vol_id</primary>
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296 | </indexterm>
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297 | </listitem>
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298 | </varlistentry>
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299 |
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300 | <varlistentry id="etc-udev">
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301 | <term><filename class="directory">/etc/udev</filename></term>
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302 | <listitem>
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303 | <para>Contains <command>udev</command> configuration files,
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304 | device permissions, and rules for device naming</para>
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305 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev etc-udev">
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306 | <primary sortas="e-/etc/udev">/etc/udev</primary>
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307 | </indexterm>
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308 | </listitem>
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309 | </varlistentry>
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310 |
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311 | <varlistentry id="lib-udev">
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312 | <term><filename class="directory">/lib/udev</filename></term>
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313 | <listitem>
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314 | <para>Contains <command>udev</command> helper programs
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315 | and static devices which get copied to /dev when booted.</para>
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316 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev lib-udev">
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317 | <primary sortas="e-/lib/udev">/lib/udev</primary>
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318 | </indexterm>
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319 | </listitem>
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320 | </varlistentry>
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321 | </variablelist>
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322 |
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323 | </sect2>
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324 |
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325 | </sect1>
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