From: "Mark Shields" <laebshade@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Semi OT: hotplug / coldplug / udev ...
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:45:32 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <642958cc0611141145h395d4cf9ja9c64b4fd464385d@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20061109170150.644aa997@lx-arnau.pic.es>
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On 11/9/06, Arnau Bria <arnau@emergetux.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> this is a general question about GNU/Linux.
>
> I have some doubts about the way hotplug / coldplug / udev work.
>
> I mean, some distros do not use hotplug (I'm not sure if it's basic
> in gentoo) and are able to plug a (i.e) pendrive and kernel detects it,
> udev creates its device, someone mounts it, etc...
>
> An my question is that. What really happen when you plug a (again,
> i.e.) pendrive in your computer? Which programs take care in that
> process? What about kernel?
>
> Sorry if you fell spammed, but I do not find a good guide for
> dummies :-)
>
>
> Cheers!
> --
> Arnau Bria
> http://blog.emergetux.net
> Wiggum: Dispara a las ruedas Lou.
> Lou: eee, es un tanque jefe.
> Wiggum: Me tienes hartito con todas tus excusas.
> --
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>
Ivman is what you want to get the 'automounting' accomplished
# esearch ivman
[ Results for search key : ivman ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* sys-apps/ivman
Latest version available: 0.6.12
Latest version installed: 0.6.12
Size of downloaded files: 914 kB
Homepage: http://ivman.sf.net
Description: Daemon to mount/unmount devices, based on info from HAL
License: GPL-2 QPL
It works for automounting cds, dvds, and should work for pendrives (although
I have yet to get it automounting a pendrive under a user account)
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- Mark Shields
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-11-14 20:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-11-09 16:01 [gentoo-user] Semi OT: hotplug / coldplug / udev Arnau Bria
2006-11-09 16:57 ` Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
2006-11-10 10:44 ` Arnau Bria
2006-11-14 19:45 ` Mark Shields [this message]
2006-11-14 20:23 ` Neil Bothwick
2006-11-15 8:24 ` Mick
2006-11-15 13:18 ` Neil Bothwick
2006-11-15 20:18 ` Mick
2006-11-15 10:20 ` Arnau Bria
2006-11-15 15:58 ` Mark Shields
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