source: clfs-sysroot/BOOK/final-system/common/udev.xml@ 7126617

Last change on this file since 7126617 was 02095ae, checked in by Jim Gifford <clfs@…>, 19 years ago

r3633@server (orig r1649): jciccone | 2006-05-25 16:48:42 -0700
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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/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="${LFS_TARGET}-" CC="${CC}" LD="${CC}" \
31 EXTRAS="extras/floppy extras/cdrom_id extras/firmware \
32 extras/scsi_id extras/volume_id extras/ata_id extras/usb_id \
33 extras/edd_id extras/dasd_id extras/path_id" udevdir=/dev</userinput></screen>
34
35 <variablelist os="c">
36 <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title>
37
38 <varlistentry>
39 <term><parameter>EXTRAS="extras/floppy extras/cdrom_id extras/firmware
40 extras/scsi_id extras/volume_id extras/ata_id extras/usb_id extras/edd_id
41 extras/dasd_id extras/path_id"</parameter></term>
42 <listitem>
43 <para>This builds the helper applications that are used with
44 udev. The helper programs assist in correct handling of devices.</para>
45 </listitem>
46 </varlistentry>
47
48 </variablelist>
49
50 <para os="c">Install the package:</para>
51
52<screen os="d"><userinput>make DESTDIR="${LFS}" \
53 EXTRAS="extras/floppy extras/cdrom_id extras/firmware \
54 extras/scsi_id extras/volume_id extras/ata_id extras/usb_id \
55 extras/edd_id extras/dasd_id extras/path_id" udevdir=/dev install</userinput></screen>
56
57 <para os="e">Install necessary helpers.</para>
58
59<screen os="f"><userinput>install -v extras/eventrecorder.sh ${LFS}/lib/udev</userinput></screen>
60
61 <para os="g">Install the documentation that explains how to create
62 Udev rules:</para>
63
64<screen os="h"><userinput>install -v -m644 -D docs/writing_udev_rules/index.html \
65 ${LFS}/usr/share/doc/udev-&udev-version;/index.html</userinput></screen>
66
67 <para os="i">Create a directory for storing firmware that can be
68 loaded by <command>udev</command>:</para>
69
70<screen os="j"><userinput>install -dv ${LFS}/lib/firmware</userinput></screen>
71
72 </sect2>
73
74 <sect2 id="contents-udev" role="content">
75 <title>Contents of Udev</title>
76
77 <segmentedlist>
78 <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
79 <segtitle>Installed directory</segtitle>
80
81 <seglistitem>
82 <seg>udevcontrol, udevd, udevinfo, udevmonitor, udevsend,
83 udevtest, and udevtrigger</seg>
84 <seg>/etc/udev</seg>
85 </seglistitem>
86 </segmentedlist>
87
88 <variablelist>
89 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
90 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
91 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
92
93 <varlistentry id="udevcontrol">
94 <term><command>udevcontrol</command></term>
95 <listitem>
96 <para>Configures a number of options for the running
97 <command>udevd</command> daemon, such as the log level.</para>
98 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevcontrol">
99 <primary sortas="b-udevcontrol">udevcontrol</primary>
100 </indexterm>
101 </listitem>
102 </varlistentry>
103
104 <varlistentry id="udevd">
105 <term><command>udevd</command></term>
106 <listitem>
107 <para>A daemon that reorders hotplug events before submitting them to
108 <command>udev</command>,
109 thus avoiding various race conditions</para>
110 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevd">
111 <primary sortas="b-udevd">udevd</primary>
112 </indexterm>
113 </listitem>
114 </varlistentry>
115
116 <varlistentry id="udevinfo">
117 <term><command>udevinfo</command></term>
118 <listitem>
119 <para>Allows users to query the <command>udev</command> database for
120 information on any device currently present on the system; it also
121 provides a way to query any device in the <systemitem
122 class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> tree to help create udev
123 rules</para>
124 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevinfo">
125 <primary sortas="b-udevinfo">udevinfo</primary>
126 </indexterm>
127 </listitem>
128 </varlistentry>
129
130 <varlistentry id="udevmonitor">
131 <term><command>udevmonitor</command></term>
132 <listitem>
133 <para>Prints the event received from the kernel and the event which
134 <command>udev</command> sends out after rule processing</para>
135 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevmonitor">
136 <primary sortas="b-udevmonitor">udevmonitor</primary>
137 </indexterm>
138 </listitem>
139 </varlistentry>
140
141 <varlistentry id="udevtest">
142 <term><command>udevtest</command></term>
143 <listitem>
144 <para>Simulates a <command>udev</command> run for the given device,
145 and prints out the name of the node the real <command>udev</command>
146 would have created or (not in LFS) the name of the renamed network
147 interface</para>
148 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevtest">
149 <primary sortas="b-udevtest">udevtest</primary>
150 </indexterm>
151 </listitem>
152 </varlistentry>
153
154 <varlistentry id="udevtrigger">
155 <term><command>udevtrigger</command></term>
156 <listitem>
157 <para>Walks the sysfs tree for devices that need to be added to the
158 system.</para>
159 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevtrigger">
160 <primary sortas="b-udevtrigger">udevtrigger</primary>
161 </indexterm>
162 </listitem>
163 </varlistentry>
164
165 <varlistentry id="cdrom_id">
166 <term><command>cdrom_id</command></term>
167 <listitem>
168 <para>To be written</para>
169 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev cdrom_id">
170 <primary sortas="b-cdrom_id">cdrom_id</primary>
171 </indexterm>
172 </listitem>
173 </varlistentry>
174
175 <varlistentry id="firmware_helper">
176 <term><command>firmware_helper</command></term>
177 <listitem>
178 <para>To be written</para>
179 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev firmware_helper">
180 <primary sortas="b-firmware_helper">firmware_helper</primary>
181 </indexterm>
182 </listitem>
183 </varlistentry>
184
185 <varlistentry id="scsi_id">
186 <term><command>scsi_id</command></term>
187 <listitem>
188 <para>To be written</para>
189 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev scsi_id">
190 <primary sortas="b-scsi_id">scsi_id</primary>
191 </indexterm>
192 </listitem>
193 </varlistentry>
194
195 <varlistentry id="volume_id">
196 <term><command>volume_id</command></term>
197 <listitem>
198 <para>To be written</para>
199 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev volume_id">
200 <primary sortas="b-volume_id">volume_id</primary>
201 </indexterm>
202 </listitem>
203 </varlistentry>
204
205 <varlistentry id="ata_id">
206 <term><command>ata_id</command></term>
207 <listitem>
208 <para>To be written</para>
209 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev ata_id">
210 <primary sortas="b-volume_id">ata_id</primary>
211 </indexterm>
212 </listitem>
213 </varlistentry>
214
215 <varlistentry id="usb_id">
216 <term><command>usb_id</command></term>
217 <listitem>
218 <para>To be written</para>
219 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev usb_id">
220 <primary sortas="b-usb_id">usb_id</primary>
221 </indexterm>
222 </listitem>
223 </varlistentry>
224
225 <varlistentry id="edd_id">
226 <term><command>edd_id</command></term>
227 <listitem>
228 <para>To be written</para>
229 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev edd_id">
230 <primary sortas="b-edd_id">edd_id</primary>
231 </indexterm>
232 </listitem>
233 </varlistentry>
234
235 <varlistentry id="dasd_id">
236 <term><command>dasd_id</command></term>
237 <listitem>
238 <para>To be written</para>
239 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev dasd_id">
240 <primary sortas="b-dasd_id">dasd_id</primary>
241 </indexterm>
242 </listitem>
243 </varlistentry>
244
245 <varlistentry id="etc-udev">
246 <term><filename class="directory">/etc/udev</filename></term>
247 <listitem>
248 <para>Contains <command>udev</command> configuation files,
249 device permissions, and rules for device naming</para>
250 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev etc-udev">
251 <primary sortas="e-/etc/udev">/etc/udev</primary>
252 </indexterm>
253 </listitem>
254 </varlistentry>
255
256 <varlistentry id="lib-udev">
257 <term><filename class="directory">/lib/udev</filename></term>
258 <listitem>
259 <para>Contains <command>udev</command> helper programs
260 and static devices which get copied to /dev when booted.</para>
261 <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev lib-udev">
262 <primary sortas="e-/lib/udev">/lib/udev</primary>
263 </indexterm>
264 </listitem>
265 </varlistentry>
266 </variablelist>
267
268 </sect2>
269
270</sect1>
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