The kernel's device manager, responsible for the contents of /dev.
3
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1answer
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virutalbox always get back the same ip
I exported a virtual machine from my work station, and I am trying to renew the ip-address at home. I put one copy on my laptop and one copy on my PC.
I've done this
sudo rm ...
3
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1answer
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dpkg with no shell
How to run dpkg without shell?
Here is my problem:
I made and autorun.sh script in my USB key.
To run this script, I created rules in /etc/udev/rules/49-usb-rules:
SUBSYSTEM=="block", ...
0
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0answers
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How to hotplug a SCSI scanner
I used to be able to get my SCSI scanner to work, even if it wasn't turned on at boot, by removing and loading again the kernel module for the SCSI card (nothing else connected to it).
Now with ...
1
vote
2answers
418 views
Disable mount for internal HDDs
I'm fairly new to Ubuntu (I'm using 12.04) and I am looking for a way to make it so that when I boot from my USB stick the internal HDDs of the computer I'm using dont mount. I would also like to know ...
3
votes
2answers
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How can I create a new socket in /dev?
I want to create a new socket file in /dev. Does the way to get it is adding a new rule to udev?
0
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0answers
156 views
lvcreate of a snapshot sometimes hangs
I have a backup script that runs once an hour. It makes lvm snapshots of all the partitions, then rsyncs those partitions to an external disk and then removes the snapshots, one at a time. Every ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views
Problem with executing udev rules for olimex's avr-usb-jtag
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 for programming purposes and recently decided to bring my previous atmel's micro-controller projects from Win to Linux. Namely AVR.
I installed the tool chain all right. It ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
How to make file permissions for ttyS0 stick after reboot?
Every time I restart the computer I have to sudo chmod a+rw /dev/ttyS0 to run any program that uses serial communication.
3
votes
1answer
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Ubuntu won't save my settings for thinkpad trackpoint
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on a Thinkpad X200. To configure the trackpoint, I use "configure TrackPoint". Unfortunately I can't make Ubuntu saving my settings (concerning the sensitivity etc.). Whenever I ...
0
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0answers
394 views
How to specify permissions and ownership of device nodes with udev? [closed]
I have a dvb receiver card and want to give a user access to it. My udev rule looks like this:
SUBSYSTEM=="dvb", GROUP="video"
SUBSYSTEM=="pci", DRIVERS=="b2c2_flexcop_pci", GROUP="video"
The ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
How can I properly create /dev/dvd?
Certain programs look for /dev/dvd by default to find DVDs, but that doesn't exist on my system for some reason. I'd like it to. /dev/sr0 is always how udev names my DVD drive. How do I ensure that ...
0
votes
1answer
293 views
Can't install on an Asus EEE PC 900 due to udev timeout error
I have an ASUS EEE PC 900. I am trying to install using a bootable USB drive. I have tried installing Ubuntu 11.10 and 10.04 as well as Lubuntu 11.10. Every time a get a repeating message to the ...
5
votes
1answer
695 views
How do I hide / remove a partition from the Nautilus left panel?
I have a luks setup with encrypted partition. And I don't want everyone on my computer to see that I have such partition. Unfortunately it shows up in the nautilus "devices" panel as "Encrypted ...
0
votes
1answer
664 views
udev creates device file for USB key, but not for partitions
Most USB keys work on my system: plug one in and udev will create a device file for the key as a whole (e.g. /dev/uba), as well as a device file for the partition (e.g. /dev/uba1).
I have a specific ...
4
votes
2answers
1k views
Start script when connecting phone through usb
Trying to run a script when my phone is plugged in via USB, a made a udev rule looks like this in /etc/udev/rules.d/85-lazydroid.rule
ATTRS{idVendor}=="22b8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="428c", ...
2
votes
0answers
262 views
Define a Policykit action for Upstart
I'm trying to get some user to start, stop and reload services by using the udev Upstart interface. I'm using Ubuntu 10.04.
I created the file ...
0
votes
1answer
267 views
Freshly installed system boots slow - unable to understand kernel messages [closed]
When my Ubuntu 10.04 PC stopped booting from one day to the next, I assumed that it is a boot loader problem. I managed to boot from a 11.10 live cd and installed a fresh 11.10 next to the old ...
2
votes
0answers
98 views
How to manually power-on the webcam?
I have a Clevo laptop with a built in webcam, on the keyboard there's a helpful Fn+F10 hotkey that seems to power the device on and off. I'd like to have some control over the webcam without needing ...
3
votes
0answers
118 views
How can I link some device (given by its device ID) with an specific firmware? [closed]
Imagine I have a new device which it's not working on Linux. I get its device ID with lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 003: ID1164:7efdYUAN High-Tech Development Co., Ltd
Imagine I know that this device will ...
1
vote
0answers
453 views
NTFS exec mount rights [closed]
I have a problem: To let binaries run right from my NTFS flashdrive, I have to umount it and then manually mount (namely, $ mount -t auto /dev/sdb1 /media/Flash works well).
I don't want to hardcode ...
1
vote
1answer
2k views
/dev/sdb2: No such file or directory
I was trying to add a swap partition in my secondary drive, I created the partition space with fdisk and when running mkswap I was greeted with an error:
$ sudo mkswap -c /dev/sdb2
/dev/sdb2: No such ...
8
votes
7answers
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What is the correct way to restart udev?
I've changed the name of my eth1 interface to eth0. How to ask udev now to re-read the config?
service udev restart
and
udevadm control --reload-rules
don't help. So is there any valid way ...
1
vote
0answers
219 views
How Disable Dell Latitude D620 Trackstick? [closed]
How do I disable my Trackstick on my Dell Latitude D620 running Ubuntu 11.10?
On an unrelated system (Dell Latitude D630), my /var/log/Xorg.0.log contains several interesting lines following:
...
2
votes
1answer
321 views
How can I use HAL in recent versions of Ubuntu?
I've found that HAL seems to be the only way to generate events when a CD/DVD/Blu-ray is inserted (if you know of a better way, please reply to this question), so I'm trying to get HAL running on my ...
3
votes
0answers
782 views
Do something when CD/DVD/Blu-Ray inserted [closed]
I have a headless 10.04 server with a BD drive. I'd like to be able to insert a blu-ray or dvd into the drive and have the server immediately begin ripping it with makeMKV/Handbrake. Basically, I need ...
16
votes
1answer
4k views
How do I change the keymap of a single device (Logitech presenter)?
My Logitech R400 presenter sends the following key codes:
keycode 112 (keysym 0xff55, Prior) [page up]
keycode 117 (keysym 0xff56, Next) [page down]
keycode 60 (keysym 0x2e, period)
keycode 71 ...
0
votes
1answer
344 views
How to fix udev and upower problem
When I'm charging my my notebook (Sony Vaio E series) and after I've removed the AC adapter since the charge is complete, the battery always shown that "fully charged" so I have write a script to ...
1
vote
1answer
2k views
udev not running remove events
I have two rules one for when a device, my phone, is connected and one for when it is disconnected. The rule for add runs the remove rule does not. Here is my udev rule. I simplified but the remove ...
1
vote
2answers
2k views
udev Run commands not running
I'm trying to create a udev rule to unlock my computer when I connect my phone by USB. I could not find that that rule was being ran and so I tried a much simpler rule.
This is the rule (anonymized) ...
1
vote
0answers
452 views
Why is configuring synaptics udev rules so hard? [closed]
I am trying to configure my Synaptics driver with a few udev rules regarding the behavior of the TapButton options, and has so far been unsuccessful in doing so. No matter what I type in my .rules ...
6
votes
1answer
825 views
How do I make noatime mounts default?
I'm making an Ubuntu derivative, and I want to make noatime the default mount option for all filesystems (instead of relatime which is default in Ubuntu).
There seems to be a boolean default_relatime ...
9
votes
4answers
8k views
Auto-switch audio to HDMI when HDMI monitor/receiver plugged into laptop
I have a laptop with an HDMI port. While we're homeless and staying with friends I've been plugging it into their surround sound receiver with an HDMI cable. To get sound working I have to open up the ...
1
vote
1answer
7k views
Fail to plug Samsung Galaxy S2 to Ubuntu 11.04 using USB (with or without debug mode) [closed]
The scenario was working few days ago. I was able to plug my Galaxy S2 to my laptop mount it under Linux Mint 11.04 (Ubuntu), I mean it was fully detected and working.
Now, the android device detect ...
2
votes
2answers
508 views
Third mouse-button emulation
Up until version 11.04 of ubuntu I could simply add an option to my X InputClass to emulate a third mouse button for my HP TrackPoint like this:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Trackpoint"
...
1
vote
2answers
587 views
The Fn keys on my HP dv6t are mapped all wrong
I've tried going through the keyboard fixing process documented with that udev README file (as described here), but I get confused pretty much right off the bat. I'm using that "/lib/udev/keymap" tool ...
3
votes
3answers
7k views
How to distinguish between identical USB-to-serial adapters?
I use a number of identical USB-to-serial adapters with my laptop (Ubuntu 9.10). The adapters are manufactured by Sabrent and are built around a Prolific PL2303 IC, as shown by lsusb:
Bus 001 Device ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
How do you change udev rules without restarting (e.g. to change eth1 to eth0)?
TLDR; How do you apply changes to /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules without restarting? (See this documentation about ethernet interface logical names.)
Long version:
I have a bootable USB ...
2
votes
3answers
1k views
Can udev be used (udev rules) to whitelist certain usb devices?
Can udev be used (udev rules) to whitelist certain usb devices?
What I mean is that only devices in a list I create (containing device IDs that I can obtain with lsusb) will be passed on / processed ...
6
votes
3answers
5k views
What is the best way to configure a Thinkpad's TrackPoint?
The previously useful ThinkWiki pages appear quite outdated. I am trying to permanently change my TrackPoint sensitivity and speed settings and enable middle mouse button scrolling. I have tried ...
4
votes
0answers
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Run script AFTER automounting usb hdd (udev, mount --bind) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to run a script when a distinct flash-drive is mounted?
When plugging-in my USB HDD, it is mounted automatically, as expected.
After that event, I'd like to ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Assign fixed path to printer (/dev/usb/lp0)
I have two USB printers. They are assigned a path depending on the order of turning them on. The first one is /deb/usb/lp0 and the second one /deb/usb/lp1. However, I sometimes echo to these printers ...
4
votes
1answer
3k views
How does automated hotplug mounting work?
I was reading a bit about gnome-mount, HAL, udev, etc. It left me with a couple of faint ideas how mounting a hotplug device might work in the latest Ubuntu release.
Could someone give a detailed ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views
USB device changes using udev and D-Bus
I am trying to get a list of currently plugged in USB devices in Ubuntu 10.10 and monitor changes that happen, like devices being plugged in or out using udev and D-Bus.
I'm fairly new to ...
12
votes
4answers
5k views
How to run a script when a distinct flash-drive is mounted?
Is there a way to run a script when a specific USB device is mounted?
I keep my videos on a separate USB and would like to run a script that would mount the video folder on the USB device to the one ...
4
votes
2answers
730 views
Rebuild /dev accidentally deleted
How to rebuild /dev on an ubuntu lucid where all files in /dev were accidentally deleted ?
MAKEDEV std and MAKEDEV pty aren't enough, which isn't surprising on a system under udev.
I haven't reboot ...
7
votes
1answer
8k views
How do I set executable permissions on a removable drive?
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 and using a usb drive but I'm finding that I can't chmod any programs on the drive to +x. It is being auto-mounted by Gnome (using udev, I think?) so I imagine the problem is a ...
5
votes
2answers
4k views
Configure udev to change permissions on USB HID device?
I have a USB scale, a USB HID. Currently, when it is plugged in, the permissions only allow the superuser to access it. How can I configure udev to let anybody access this device? I have the vendor ...
