From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Kay Sievers" Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:12:21 +0000 Subject: Re: Static naming for hiddev nodes Message-Id: <3ae72650708021712j2a96d939wfa18dbe615d65a82@mail.gmail.com> List-Id: References: <01fe01c7d561$6a20b1a0$03c8a8c0@kroptech.com> In-Reply-To: <01fe01c7d561$6a20b1a0$03c8a8c0@kroptech.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org On 8/3/07, Adam Kropelin wrote: > I'm attempting to establish static naming for some hiddev devices > (UPSes) based on serial numbers. I used to be able to do this fairly > easily many moons ago in the early days of udev. Revisiting it on a > modern distro (RHEL5) I am unable to make it work. Here are the udev > rules I've tried and what happened with each.... > > DRIVER="hiddev", SYSFS{serial}="JB0319039999", NAME="ups1" > - Does not match > > DRIVER="usbhid", SYSFS{serial}="JB0319039999", NAME="ups1" > - Does not match > > SYSFS{serial}="JB0319039999", NAME="ups1" > - Matches, but results in a device node for the usbdev not for the > hiddev > > BUS="usb", SYSFS{serial}="JB0319039999", NAME="ups1" > - Matches, but results in a device node for the usbdev not for the > hiddev > > SUBSYSTEM="usb", SYSFS{serial}="JB0319039999", NAME="ups1" > - Does not match > > I admit to being almost completely lost in the sysfs hierarchy. I'd be > happy to post a subtree if someone can suggest which one would be > helpful. It is worth noting that the default rules create correct and > working hiddev* nodes...I'm just trying to given them persistent names. What is the "original" device node name, you expect and want to rename? What does: udevmonitor --env --kernel print when you connect the device? Kay ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-hotplug-devel mailing list http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net Linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel