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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 | ]>
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6 | <sect1 id="ch-system-udev" role="wrap">
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7 | <title>Udev-&udev-version;</title>
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8 | <?dbhtml filename="udev.html"?>
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9 |
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10 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev"><primary sortas="a-Udev">Udev</primary></indexterm>
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11 |
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12 | <sect2 role="package"><title/>
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13 | <para>The Udev package contains programs for dynamic creation of device nodes.</para>
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14 |
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15 | <segmentedlist>
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16 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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17 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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18 | <seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>3.1 MB</seg></seglistitem>
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19 | </segmentedlist>
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20 |
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21 | <segmentedlist>
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22 | <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
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23 | <seglistitem><seg>Coreutils and Make</seg></seglistitem>
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24 | </segmentedlist>
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25 |
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26 | </sect2>
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27 |
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28 | <sect2 role="installation">
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29 | <title>Installation of Udev</title>
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30 |
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31 | <para>Create some devices that Udev cannot handle due to them being required
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32 | very early in the boot process:</para>
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33 |
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34 | <screen><userinput>ln -sv /proc/self/fd /lib/udev/devices/fd
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35 | ln -sv /proc/self/fd/0 /lib/udev/devices/stdin
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36 | ln -sv /proc/self/fd/1 /lib/udev/devices/stdout
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37 | ln -sv /proc/self/fd/2 /lib/udev/devices/stderr
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38 | ln -sv /proc/kcore /lib/udev/devices/core</userinput></screen>
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39 |
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40 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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41 |
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42 | <screen><userinput>make \
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43 | EXTRAS="extras/ata_id extras/cdrom_id extras/edd_id extras/firmware extras/floppy extras/scsi_id extras/usb_id extras/volume_id"</userinput></screen>
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44 |
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45 | <para>The meaning of the make option:</para>
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46 |
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47 | <variablelist>
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48 | <varlistentry>
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49 | <term><parameter>EXTRAS=...</parameter></term>
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50 | <listitem>
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51 | <para>This builds several helper binaries that can aid in writing custom
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52 | Udev rules.</para>
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53 | </listitem>
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54 | </varlistentry>
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55 | </variablelist>
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56 |
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57 | <para>To test the results, issue:
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58 | <userinput>make test</userinput>.</para>
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59 |
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60 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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61 |
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62 | <screen><userinput>make DESTDIR=/ \
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63 | EXTRAS="extras/ata_id extras/cdrom_id extras/edd_id extras/firmware extras/floppy extras/scsi_id extras/usb_id extras/volume_id" \
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64 | install</userinput></screen>
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65 |
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66 | <para>The meaning of the make option:</para>
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67 |
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68 | <variablelist>
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69 | <varlistentry>
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70 | <term><parameter>DESTDIR=/</parameter>
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71 | </term>
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72 | <listitem>
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73 | <para>This prevents the Udev build process from killing any
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74 | <command>udevd</command> processes that may be running on the host
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75 | system.
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76 | </para>
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77 | </listitem>
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78 | </varlistentry>
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79 | </variablelist>
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80 |
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81 | <para>Udev's configuration is far from ideal by default, so install
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82 | the configuration files here:</para>
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83 |
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84 | <screen><userinput>cp -v ../&udev-config-file; /etc/udev/rules.d/25-lfs.rules</userinput></screen>
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85 |
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86 | <para>Alter Udev's configuration file so that Udev can automatically load kernel
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87 | modules.</para>
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88 |
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89 | <screen><userinput>sed -i 147,150d /etc/udev/rules.d/25-lfs.rules
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90 | cat >> /etc/udev/rules.d/25-lfs.rules << EOF
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91 | # Rules to allow hotplugging of devices with modular drivers
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92 | ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", MODALIAS=="*", \
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93 | RUN+="/sbin/modprobe $modalias"
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94 | ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", SYSFS{type}=="[07]", \
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95 | RUN+="/sbin/modprobe sd_mod"
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96 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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97 |
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98 | <para>Install the documentation that explains how to create Udev rules:</para>
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99 |
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100 | <screen><userinput>install -m644 -D -v docs/writing_udev_rules/index.html /usr/share/doc/udev-&udev-version;/index.html</userinput></screen>
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101 |
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102 | <!-- Not for the LiveCD -->
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103 | <!-- Edit Me -->
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104 |
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105 | <para>Run the <command>udevstart</command> program to create our full
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106 | complement of device nodes.</para>
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107 |
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108 | <screen><userinput>/sbin/udevstart</userinput></screen>
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109 |
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110 | </sect2>
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111 |
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112 | <sect2 id="contents-udev" role="content"><title>Contents of Udev</title>
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113 |
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114 | <segmentedlist>
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115 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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116 | <segtitle>Installed directory</segtitle>
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117 | <seglistitem><seg>ata_id, cdrom_id, create_floppy_devices, edd_id,
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118 | firmware_helper, scsi_id, udevcontrol, udevd, udevinfo, udevmonitor, udevtest,
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119 | usb_id and vol_id</seg>
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120 | <seg>/etc/udev</seg></seglistitem>
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121 | </segmentedlist>
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122 |
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123 | <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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124 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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125 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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126 |
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127 | <varlistentry id="ata_id">
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128 | <term>
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129 | <command>ata_id</command>
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130 | </term>
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131 | <listitem>
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132 | <para>Provides <command>udev</command> with a unique string and additional
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133 | information (uuid, label) for an ATA drive</para>
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134 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev ata_id">
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135 | <primary sortas="b-ata_id">ata_id</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="cdrom_id">
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141 | <term>
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142 | <command>cdrom_id</command>
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143 | </term>
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144 | <listitem>
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145 | <para>Provides <command>udev</command> with the capabilities of a CD-ROM or
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146 | DVD-ROM drive</para>
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147 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev cdrom_id">
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148 | <primary sortas="b-cdrom_id">cdrom_id</primary>
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149 | </indexterm>
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150 | </listitem>
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151 | </varlistentry>
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152 |
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153 | <varlistentry id="create_floppy_devices">
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154 | <term>
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155 | <command>create_floppy_devices</command>
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156 | </term>
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157 | <listitem>
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158 | <para>Creates all possible floppy devices based on the CMOS type</para>
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159 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev create_floppy_devices">
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160 | <primary sortas="b-create_floppy_devices">create_floppy_devices</primary>
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161 | </indexterm>
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162 | </listitem>
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163 | </varlistentry>
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164 |
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165 | <varlistentry id="edd_id">
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166 | <term>
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167 | <command>edd_id</command>
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168 | </term>
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169 | <listitem>
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170 | <para>Provides <command>udev</command> with the EDD ID for a BIOS disk
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171 | drive</para>
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172 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev edd_id">
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173 | <primary sortas="b-edd_id">edd_id</primary>
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174 | </indexterm>
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175 | </listitem>
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176 | </varlistentry>
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177 |
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178 | <varlistentry id="firmware_helper">
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179 | <term>
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180 | <command>firmware_helper</command>
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181 | </term>
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182 | <listitem>
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183 | <para>Enables <command>udev</command> to upload firmware to devices</para>
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184 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev firmware_helper">
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185 | <primary sortas="b-firmware_helper">firmware_helper</primary>
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186 | </indexterm>
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187 | </listitem>
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188 | </varlistentry>
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189 |
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190 | <varlistentry id="scsi_id">
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191 | <term>
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192 | <command>scsi_id</command>
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193 | </term>
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194 | <listitem>
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195 | <para>Provides <command>udev</command> with a unique SCSI identifier based
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196 | on the data returned from sending a SCSI INQUIRY command to the specified
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197 | device</para>
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198 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev scsi_id">
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199 | <primary sortas="b-scsi_id">scsi_id</primary>
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200 | </indexterm>
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201 | </listitem>
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202 | </varlistentry>
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203 |
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204 | <varlistentry id="udevcontrol">
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205 | <term><command>udevcontrol</command></term>
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206 | <listitem>
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207 | <para>Configures a number of options for the running <command>udevd</command>
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208 | daemon, such as the log level.</para>
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209 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevcontrol"><primary sortas="b-udevcontrol">udevcontrol</primary>
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210 | </indexterm>
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211 | </listitem></varlistentry>
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212 |
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213 | <varlistentry id="udevd">
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214 | <term><command>udevd</command></term>
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215 | <listitem>
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216 | <para>A daemon that reorders hotplug events before submitting them to
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217 | <command>udev</command>,
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218 | thus avoiding various race conditions</para>
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219 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevd"><primary sortas="b-udevd">udevd</primary></indexterm>
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220 | </listitem></varlistentry>
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221 |
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222 | <varlistentry id="udevinfo">
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223 | <term><command>udevinfo</command></term>
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224 | <listitem>
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225 | <para>Allows users to query the <command>udev</command> database for
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226 | information on any device currently present on the system; it also
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227 | provides a way to query any device in the <systemitem
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228 | class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> tree to help create udev
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229 | rules</para>
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230 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevinfo"><primary sortas="b-udevinfo">udevinfo</primary></indexterm>
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231 | </listitem></varlistentry>
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232 |
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233 | <varlistentry id="udevmonitor">
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234 | <term><command>udevmonitor</command></term>
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235 | <listitem>
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236 | <para>Prints the event received from the kernel and the event which
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237 | <command>udev</command> sends out after rule processing</para>
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238 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevmonitor"><primary sortas="b-udevmonitor">udevmonitor</primary>
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239 | </indexterm>
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240 | </listitem></varlistentry>
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241 |
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242 | <varlistentry id="udevtest">
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243 | <term><command>udevtest</command></term>
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244 | <listitem>
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245 | <para>Simulates a <command>udev</command> run for the given device,
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246 | and prints out the name of the node the real <command>udev</command> would
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247 | have created or (not in LFS) the name of the renamed network interface</para>
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248 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev udevtest"><primary sortas="b-udevtest">udevtest</primary></indexterm>
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249 | </listitem></varlistentry>
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250 |
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251 | <varlistentry id="usb_id">
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252 | <term>
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253 | <command>usb_id</command>
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254 | </term>
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255 | <listitem>
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256 | <para>Provides <command>udev</command> with information about USB devices
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257 | </para>
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258 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev usb_id">
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259 | <primary sortas="b-usb_id">usb_id</primary>
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260 | </indexterm>
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261 | </listitem>
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262 | </varlistentry>
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263 |
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264 | <varlistentry id="vol_id">
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265 | <term>
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266 | <command>vol_id</command>
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267 | </term>
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268 | <listitem>
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269 | <para>Provides <command>udev</command> with the label and uuid of a
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270 | filesystem</para>
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271 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev vol_id">
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272 | <primary sortas="b-vol_id">vol_id</primary>
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273 | </indexterm>
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274 | </listitem>
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275 | </varlistentry>
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276 |
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277 | <varlistentry id="etc-udev">
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278 | <term><filename class="directory">/etc/udev</filename></term>
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279 | <listitem>
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280 | <para>Contains <command>udev</command> configuation files,
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281 | device permissions, and rules for device naming</para>
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282 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-udev etc-udev"><primary sortas="e-/etc/udev">/etc/udev</primary></indexterm>
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283 | </listitem></varlistentry>
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284 | </variablelist>
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285 | </sect2>
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286 |
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287 | </sect1>
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288 |
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