Any pointer here please. It would help a great deal. Could this be a kernel related issue?
Regards ~Sameer On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:14 PM, Sameer Naik <[email protected]> wrote: > I forgot to mention that the usb-storage module is compiled as s > tatic into the kernel. If i compile usb-storage as a dynamic module > and load it at boot, then hot plugging works for usb disk. > > However, i have a similar _hotplug script to create symbolic links to > event* devices in /dev/input/ .This does not work is the system is > booted with the input device connected, whether or not evdev is compiled > as a static or dynamically loadable module > > Regards > ~Sameer > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Sameer Naik > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> I am using busybox 1.11.2 with linux-2.6.23 on the davinci platform. >> I have setup mdev to _hotplug usb disks. >> if i connect a usb disk to the system after it has been booted, mdev >> correctly picks up on the device and mounts it through my _hotplug script. >> However, if i connect the usb disk before booting the system, then >> mdev does not >> call the _hotplug script. The device node exists in the /dev/ tree, >> but it appears mdev >> does not detect the usb disk and call the _hotplug script. >> >> Here is my init script for mdev (snippet) >> >> --- SNIPPET START --- >> mount -t tmpfs mdev /dev >> mkdir /dev/pts >> mount /dev/pts >> mount /sys >> mount /proc >> echo "/sbin/mdev" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug >> mdev -s >> --- END OD SNIPPET --- >> >> I was expecting that when `mdev -s` was called, the hot plugging of the >> usb disk would occur. But right now this does not seem to be the case (for >> me). >> >> Please advice. >> >> Regards >> ~Sameer >> > _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
