Grant wrote: > > I'm a bit confused. udev does emerge hotplug-base as a dependency. > But as far as hotplug itself, this document: > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/udev-guide.xml > > says: > > "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." >
Yes, this is the purpose of hotplug. I use it on my laptop to automatically load my wlan driver when I turn on my usb wireless chip and then automatically start net.wlan0. > and about coldplug: > > "If you want modules loaded for devices that have been plugged in > before you boot, use the coldplug package. Don't forget to add > coldplug to the boot runlevel." > coldplug is one useful if you have tons of modules installed and don't know what you need. Otherwise you can just use /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 > > I'm just trying to figure out what I need for my laptop and for my > server. I'd rather not have useless stuff on my systems, but I don't > want anything to break either. Also, should hotplug be added to the > default runlevel? The doc doesn't mention it although it does say to > add coldplug to the boot runlevel. > hotplug is not a service that you can start and coldplug is up to you. Regards, Petteri
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