From: Joel Becker <Joel.Becker@oracle.com>
To: Fredrik Tolf <fredrik@dolda2000.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Why is hotplug a kernel helper?
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 03:54:14 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031204115414.GH11065@ca-server1.us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <16334.44085.362449.278626@pc7.dolda2000.com>
On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 04:38:29AM +0100, Fredrik Tolf wrote:
> Admittedly, I'm still using the RH8 hotplug scripts, and I suspect
> improvements have been made since then. I was mainly looking for a way
> to auto-mount USB mass storage devices without having to reconfigure
> anything as root. I have all the info I need now, though.
Hotplug (murasaki in my case) finds the devices just fine. The
automounter (autofs for local filesystems) automounts them when I change
into the directory. Also just fine. In 2.4, no less. 2.6 as well.
Joel
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-12-04 11:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-12-04 0:04 Why is hotplug a kernel helper? Fredrik Tolf
2003-12-04 1:13 ` Greg KH
2003-12-04 2:00 ` Fredrik Tolf
2003-12-04 2:29 ` Greg KH
2003-12-04 2:37 ` Tim Hockin
2003-12-04 3:38 ` Fredrik Tolf
2003-12-04 7:41 ` Greg KH
2003-12-04 11:54 ` Joel Becker [this message]
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2003-12-04 11:17 ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
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2003-12-04 16:38 David Brownell
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