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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-system-udev" role="wrap">
9 <?dbhtml filename="udev.html"?>
10
11 <title>Udev-&udev-version;</title>
12
13 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev">
14 <primary sortas="a-Udev">Udev</primary>
15 </indexterm>
16
17 <sect2 role="package">
18 <title/>
19
20 <para>The Udev package contains programs for dynamic creation of device
21 nodes.</para>
22
23 </sect2>
24
25 <sect2 role="installation">
26 <title>Installation of Udev</title>
27
28 <para os="a">Compile the package:</para>
29
30<screen os="b"><userinput>make CROSS_COMPILE="${CLFS_TARGET}-" CC="${CC}" LD="${CC}" \
31 EXTRAS="extras/ata_id extras/cdrom_id extras/collect \
32 extras/edd_id extras/firmware extras/floppy extras/path_id extras/rule_generator \
33 extras/scsi_id extras/usb_id extras/volume_id" udevdir=/dev</userinput></screen>
34
35 <variablelist os="c">
36 <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title>
37
38 <varlistentry>
39 <term><parameter>EXTRAS="extras/ata_id extras/cdrom_id extras/collect
40 extras/edd_id extras/firmware extras/floppy extras/path_id extras/rule_generator
41 extras/scsi_id extras/usb_id extras/volume_id"</parameter></term>
42 <listitem>
43 <para>This builds the helper applications that are used with
44 udev. The helper programs assist in correct handling of devices.</para>
45 </listitem>
46 </varlistentry>
47
48 </variablelist>
49
50 <para os="c">Install the package:</para>
51
52<screen os="d"><userinput>make DESTDIR="${CLFS}" \
53 EXTRAS="extras/ata_id extras/cdrom_id extras/collect \
54 extras/edd_id extras/firmware extras/floppy extras/path_id extras/rule_generator \
55 extras/scsi_id extras/usb_id extras/volume_id" udevdir=/dev install</userinput></screen>
56
57 <para os="g">Install the documentation:</para>
58
59<screen os="h"><userinput>install -v -m644 -D docs/writing_udev_rules/index.html \
60 ${CLFS}/usr/share/doc/udev-&udev-version;/index.html</userinput></screen>
61
62 <para os="i">Create a directory for storing firmware that can be
63 loaded by <command>udev</command>:</para>
64
65<screen os="j"><userinput>install -dv ${CLFS}/lib/firmware</userinput></screen>
66
67 </sect2>
68
69 <sect2 id="contents-udev" role="content">
70 <title>Contents of Udev</title>
71
72 <segmentedlist>
73 <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
74 <segtitle>Installed directory</segtitle>
75
76 <seglistitem>
77 <seg>udevcontrol, udevd, udevinfo, udevmonitor, udevsend,
78 udevtest, and udevtrigger</seg>
79 <seg>/etc/udev</seg>
80 </seglistitem>
81 </segmentedlist>
82
83 <variablelist>
84 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
85 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
86 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
87
88 <varlistentry id="udevcontrol">
89 <term><command>udevcontrol</command></term>
90 <listitem>
91 <para>Configures a number of options for the running
92 <command>udevd</command> daemon, such as the log level.</para>
93 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevcontrol">
94 <primary sortas="b-udevcontrol">udevcontrol</primary>
95 </indexterm>
96 </listitem>
97 </varlistentry>
98
99 <varlistentry id="udevd">
100 <term><command>udevd</command></term>
101 <listitem>
102 <para>A daemon that reorders hotplug events before submitting them to
103 <command>udev</command>,
104 thus avoiding various race conditions</para>
105 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevd">
106 <primary sortas="b-udevd">udevd</primary>
107 </indexterm>
108 </listitem>
109 </varlistentry>
110
111 <varlistentry id="udevinfo">
112 <term><command>udevinfo</command></term>
113 <listitem>
114 <para>Allows users to query the <command>udev</command> database for
115 information on any device currently present on the system; it also
116 provides a way to query any device in the <systemitem
117 class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> tree to help create udev
118 rules</para>
119 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevinfo">
120 <primary sortas="b-udevinfo">udevinfo</primary>
121 </indexterm>
122 </listitem>
123 </varlistentry>
124
125 <varlistentry id="udevmonitor">
126 <term><command>udevmonitor</command></term>
127 <listitem>
128 <para>Prints the event received from the kernel and the event which
129 <command>udev</command> sends out after rule processing</para>
130 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevmonitor">
131 <primary sortas="b-udevmonitor">udevmonitor</primary>
132 </indexterm>
133 </listitem>
134 </varlistentry>
135
136 <varlistentry id="udevsettle">
137 <term><command>udevsettle</command></term>
138 <listitem>
139 <para>Watches the Udev event queue and exits if all current uevents
140 have been handled</para>
141 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevsettle">
142 <primary sortas="b-udevsettle">udevsettle</primary>
143 </indexterm>
144 </listitem>
145 </varlistentry>
146
147 <varlistentry id="udevtest">
148 <term><command>udevtest</command></term>
149 <listitem>
150 <para>Simulates a <command>udev</command> run for the given device,
151 and prints out the name of the node the real <command>udev</command>
152 would have created or the name of the renamed network interface</para>
153 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevtest">
154 <primary sortas="b-udevtest">udevtest</primary>
155 </indexterm>
156 </listitem>
157 </varlistentry>
158
159 <varlistentry id="udevtrigger">
160 <term><command>udevtrigger</command></term>
161 <listitem>
162 <para>Walks the sysfs tree for devices that need to be added to the
163 system.</para>
164 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevtrigger">
165 <primary sortas="b-udevtrigger">udevtrigger</primary>
166 </indexterm>
167 </listitem>
168 </varlistentry>
169
170 <!-- helpers start here -->
171 <varlistentry id="ata_id">
172 <term><command>ata_id</command></term>
173 <listitem>
174 <para>Provides Udev with a unique string and additional
175 information (uuid, label) for an ATA drive</para>
176 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev ata_id">
177 <primary sortas="b-ata_id">ata_id</primary>
178 </indexterm>
179 </listitem>
180 </varlistentry>
181
182 <varlistentry id="cdrom_id">
183 <term><command>cdrom_id</command></term>
184 <listitem>
185 <para>Print the capabilities of a CDROM or DVDROM drive.</para>
186 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev cdrom_id">
187 <primary sortas="b-cdrom_id">cdrom_id</primary>
188 </indexterm>
189 </listitem>
190 </varlistentry>
191
192 <varlistentry id="create_floppy_devices">
193 <term><command>create_floppy_devices</command></term>
194 <listitem>
195 <para>Creates all possible floppy devices based on the CMOS type</para>
196 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev create_floppy_devices">
197 <primary sortas="b-create_floppy_devices">create_floppy_devices</primary>
198 </indexterm>
199 </listitem>
200 </varlistentry>
201
202 <varlistentry id="dasd_id">
203 <term><command>dasd_id</command></term>
204 <listitem>
205 <para>Read the label from an s390 block device.</para>
206 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev dasd_id">
207 <primary sortas="b-dasd_id">dasd_id</primary>
208 </indexterm>
209 </listitem>
210 </varlistentry>
211
212 <varlistentry id="edd_id">
213 <term><command>edd_id</command></term>
214 <listitem>
215 <para>Identify x86 disk drives from Enhanced Disk Drive calls.</para>
216 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev edd_id">
217 <primary sortas="b-edd_id">edd_id</primary>
218 </indexterm>
219 </listitem>
220 </varlistentry>
221
222 <varlistentry id="firmware.sh">
223 <term><command>firmware.sh</command></term>
224 <listitem>
225 <para>Script to load firmware for a device</para>
226 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev firmware.sh">
227 <primary sortas="b-firmware.sh">firmware.sh</primary>
228 </indexterm>
229 </listitem>
230 </varlistentry>
231
232 <varlistentry id="path_id">
233 <term><command>path_id</command></term>
234 <listitem>
235 <para>Provide the shortest possible unique hardware path to a
236 device</para>
237 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev path_id">
238 <primary sortas="b-path_id">path_id</primary>
239 </indexterm>
240 </listitem>
241 </varlistentry>
242
243 <varlistentry id="scsi_id">
244 <term><command>scsi_id</command></term>
245 <listitem>
246 <para>Retrieve or generate a unique SCSI identifier.</para>
247 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev scsi_id">
248 <primary sortas="b-scsi_id">scsi_id</primary>
249 </indexterm>
250 </listitem>
251 </varlistentry>
252
253 <varlistentry id="usb_id">
254 <term><command>usb_id</command></term>
255 <listitem>
256 <para>Identify a USB block device.</para>
257 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev usb_id">
258 <primary sortas="b-usb_id">usb_id</primary>
259 </indexterm>
260 </listitem>
261 </varlistentry>
262
263 <varlistentry id="vol_id">
264 <term><command>vol_id</command></term>
265 <listitem>
266 <para>Probe filesystem type and read label and uuid.</para>
267 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev vol_id">
268 <primary sortas="b-vol_id">vol_id</primary>
269 </indexterm>
270 </listitem>
271 </varlistentry>
272
273 <varlistentry id="etc-udev">
274 <term><filename class="directory">/etc/udev</filename></term>
275 <listitem>
276 <para>Contains <command>udev</command> configuration files,
277 device permissions, and rules for device naming</para>
278 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev etc-udev">
279 <primary sortas="e-/etc/udev">/etc/udev</primary>
280 </indexterm>
281 </listitem>
282 </varlistentry>
283
284 <varlistentry id="lib-udev">
285 <term><filename class="directory">/lib/udev</filename></term>
286 <listitem>
287 <para>Contains <command>udev</command> helper programs
288 and static devices which get copied to /dev when booted.</para>
289 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev lib-udev">
290 <primary sortas="e-/lib/udev">/lib/udev</primary>
291 </indexterm>
292 </listitem>
293 </varlistentry>
294 </variablelist>
295
296 </sect2>
297
298</sect1>
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