%general-entities; ]> Udev-&udev-version; Udev <para>The Udev package contains programs for dynamic creation of device nodes.</para> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Udev Prepare Udev for compilation: ./configure --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \ --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix= \ --sysconfdir=/etc Compile the package: make Install the package: make DESTDIR=${CLFS} install Install documentation: install -v -m644 -D docs/writing_udev_rules/index.html \ ${CLFS}/usr/share/doc/udev-&udev-version;/index.html Create a directory for storing firmware that can be loaded by udev: install -dv ${CLFS}/lib/firmware Contents of Udev Installed programs Installed directory udevcontrol, udevd, udevinfo, udevmonitor, udevsend, udevtest, and udevtrigger /etc/udev Short Descriptions udevcontrol Configures a number of options for the running udevd daemon, such as the log level. udevcontrol udevd A daemon that reorders hotplug events before submitting them to udev, thus avoiding various race conditions udevd udevinfo Allows users to query the udev database for information on any device currently present on the system; it also provides a way to query any device in the sysfs tree to help create udev rules udevinfo udevmonitor Prints the event received from the kernel and the event which udev sends out after rule processing udevmonitor udevsettle Watches the Udev event queue and exits if all current uevents have been handled udevsettle udevtest Simulates a udev run for the given device, and prints out the name of the node the real udev would have created or the name of the renamed network interface udevtest udevtrigger Walks the sysfs tree for devices that need to be added to the system. udevtrigger ata_id Provides Udev with a unique string and additional information (uuid, label) for an ATA drive ata_id cdrom_id Print the capabilities of a CDROM or DVDROM drive. cdrom_id create_floppy_devices Creates all possible floppy devices based on the CMOS type create_floppy_devices dasd_id Read the label from an s390 block device. dasd_id edd_id Identify x86 disk drives from Enhanced Disk Drive calls. edd_id firmware.sh Script to load firmware for a device firmware.sh path_id Provide the shortest possible unique hardware path to a device path_id scsi_id Retrieve or generate a unique SCSI identifier. scsi_id usb_id Identify a USB block device. usb_id vol_id Probe filesystem type and read label and uuid. vol_id /etc/udev Contains udev configuration files, device permissions, and rules for device naming /etc/udev /lib/udev Contains udev helper programs and static devices which get copied to /dev when booted. /lib/udev