On Jan 22, 08 11:34:53 -0600, Rajko M. wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 January 2008 10:42:00 am Juergen Weigert wrote:
> > On Jan 22, 08 16:48:13 +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2008-01-22 at 12:32 +0100, Juergen Weigert wrote:
> > > > On Jan 21, 08 22:00:23 -0500, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> > > > > Istvan Gabor wrote:
> > > > >>>> What is the way in openSUSE 10.3 to create permanent
> > > > >>
> > > > >> symlinks in /dev?
> > > >
> > > > I have attempted
> > > > /etc/udev/rules.d/99-cdrom.conf
> > > >
> > > > containing:
> > > >
> > > > KERNEL=="dvd1" SYMLINK="cdrom", MODE="666"
> > > > OPTIONS="last_rule"
> > >
> > > Does the kernel really call the device 'dvd1'? The KERNEL name is what
> > > the kernel calls the device, not the name you would like. You don't have
> > > much control over that name. It is probably whatever the /dev/ name is
> > > before you do anything. Maybe it is something like sr0?
> > >
> > > The SYMLIMK value is what you want your link called. It can be any legal
> > > name.
> >
> > KERNEL=="sr0" SYMLINK="cdrom", MODE="666"
> > OPTIONS="last_rule"
> >
> > Also does nothing.
>
> Maybe file 99-cdrom.conf is ignored by udev?
> Try /etc/udev/rules.d/99-cdrom.rules
I typed the name wrong in my email.
It is already called
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-cdrom.rules
I know that udev reads the file, if I misspell a keyword,
I get an appropriate error message in /var/log/messages.
cheers,
Jw.
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