From: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: UDEV and new hardware?
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:35:08 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20051020173508.GA31662@vrfy.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4356BC73.9000506@ukonline.co.uk>
On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 09:36:51PM +0000, raid517 wrote:
> Hi I installed a modem driver for the Intel Corporation 536EP Data Fax
> Modem. But in order to use it I need to create a link from it (it is
> called 536ep0 in /dev) to /dev/modem. I need to do this specifically so
> that KPPP can see it.
>
> The only thing is that everything in /dev/ gets deleted and rebuilt each
> time I reboot.
>
> I have been led to believe (rightly or wrongly) that it is udev that is
> responsible for this. So the question is how can I make a symlink from
> /dev/536ep0 to /dev/modem that will remain in place and will persist
> even after a reboot?
Try adding:
KERNEL="536ep0", SYMLINK+="modem"
to a rules file in:
/etc/udev/rules.d/
Kay
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-10-20 17:35 UTC|newest]
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2005-10-19 21:36 UDEV and new hardware? raid517
2005-10-20 17:35 ` Kay Sievers [this message]
2005-10-20 17:50 ` raid517
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