> There's a bit in CVS right now, relying on versions of
> Adam Richter's "pcimodules".  The USB analogue will
> require usbdevfs and "usbmodules" ... that's for the quick
> solution using off-the-shelf components.

OK now the stuff in CVS is interesting for both USB
and PCI ...

> There's an issue there:  how to get the related programs
> properly up-to-date ...

... so I include Adam's "pcimodules" patch, against
"pciutils 2.1.8" (the latest)

... also attached is a patch against "usbutils-0.7" that
merges the two previous patches, updates the manpage
for "usbmodules", and says it's version "0.7hotplug".
Use "configure --prefix /usr" so it installs where the
hotplug utilities will see it, and (a) normal hotplugging
will use "usbmodules" if usbdevfs is available, also
(b) it'll fake USB hotplug events.

I'd expect rough edges; for example, bringing up a
network interface (present at boot time and not
hotplugged) went very slowly, unclear why.

- Dave