Re: hotplug problem

Clemens Koller
2005-08-03T08:38:03Z

Hi Ben!

bgerard wrote:
> I'm working on an embeded system with linux kernel 2.4.27 and busybox
> 1.00. Lately I've decided to add hotplug feature to my kernel in order
> to automaticaly mount usb keys.
>
> When I plug the usb key, I can see in the kernel debug that
> "/sbin/hotplug" is called but my script is not executed. I've tried to
> replace the hotplug script by a simple one but nothing appeared. Here is
> my script :
> #!/bin/sh
> echo "usb key un/plugged"

I don't know much about hotplugging on 2.4.x and how you might need
to enable it in /proc... it just works for me on 2.6. with
CONFIG_HOTPLUG enabled and the latest hotplug-scripts.

> The script is working when I run it myself (./sbin/hotplug )
>
> I've also noticed that when kmod try to call modprobe, it's not executed
> while the debug message says that everything went fine.

Try newer modutils?

And you might have more luck asking on:
linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net

Greets,

Clemens