On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 07:07:06PM +0100, Erich Focht wrote: > On Friday 16 February 2007 18:55, dann frazier wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 05:40:31PM +0100, Erich Focht wrote: > > > Guys, > > > > > > I'd like to include a tiny script (attached) into boel_binaries which can > > > solve one of our longest lasting problems: the inability to deal with > > > unkown > > > hardware. Of course, we have UYOK, but that sometimes fails and is > > > somewhat > > > unconfortable to use. No, I don't want to replace UYOK. I just believe > > > that > > > the current detection framework can get some help. > > > > > > pci-automod (the script in the attachment) detects the PCI hardware in > > > your > > > machine and checks which module has support for this hardware. It deals > > > with > > > three classes of hardware right now: storage, network and serial. It does > > > not > > > require any pci.lst list, it only uses information available in the > > > modules, > > > respectively the modules.pcilst file. I.e. if it finds a module which > > > supports > > > your hardware, it will tell you or load it. The script is simple and runs > > > fine > > > under the busybox "ash". > > > > doesn't udev do this already? > > Well, no. Not in systemimager. udevd is taking care of the /dev device files, > yes. But at the moment when it is started, the modules aren't actually > available. That means the udev events can't trigger loading any modules in > systemimager.
udevtrigger can do this after the fact - this is what I believe both Debian and Ubuntu are using. -- dann frazier ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ sisuite-devel mailing list sisuite-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-devel
