Greg KH wrote: > > Reading various FAQs etc on the web, it seems clear that udev can work > > fine without hotplug. > > Huh? That is not true. Please point me at those faqs. The kernel > _MUST_ support hotplug for udev to work properly.
I'm talking about the hotplug scripts not CONFIG_HOTPLUG in the linux kernel. So in particular, I meant the Debian hotplug package. Sorry for not being clear. See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/udev-guide.xml Quoting from that: udev will install hotplug-base as one of it's dependencies. You do not need to install hotplug unless you want your modules automatically loaded when you plug devices in. hotplug also handles the automated bringup of network devices and firmware downloading. That's not the only FAQ I've seen. If you want, I can dig out more. It is also annoying because hotplug depends on usbutils and my machine doesn't even have USB. Thanks Oliver -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
