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author | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2016-10-22 19:31:08 -0300 |
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committer | André Fabian Silva Delgado <emulatorman@parabola.nu> | 2016-10-22 19:31:08 -0300 |
commit | 670027c507e99521d416994a18a498def9ef2ea3 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/udev.txt b/Documentation/dvb/udev.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 412305b7c..000000000 --- a/Documentation/dvb/udev.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -The DVB subsystem currently registers to the sysfs subsystem using the -"class_simple" interface. - -This means that only the basic information like module loading parameters -are presented through sysfs. Other things that might be interesting are -currently *not* available. - -Nevertheless it's now possible to add proper udev rules so that the -DVB device nodes are created automatically. - -We assume that you have udev already up and running and that have been -creating the DVB device nodes manually up to now due to the missing sysfs -support. - -0. Don't forget to disable your current method of creating the -device nodes manually. - -1. Unfortunately, you'll need a helper script to transform the kernel -sysfs device name into the well known dvb adapter / device naming scheme. -The script should be called "dvb.sh" and should be placed into a script -dir where udev can execute it, most likely /etc/udev/scripts/ - -So, create a new file /etc/udev/scripts/dvb.sh and add the following: -------------------------------schnipp------------------------------------------------ -#!/bin/sh -/bin/echo $1 | /bin/sed -e 's,dvb\([0-9]\)\.\([^0-9]*\)\([0-9]\),dvb/adapter\1/\2\3,' -------------------------------schnipp------------------------------------------------ - -Don't forget to make the script executable with "chmod". - -1. You need to create a proper udev rule that will create the device nodes -like you know them. All real distributions out there scan the /etc/udev/rules.d -directory for rule files. The main udev configuration file /etc/udev/udev.conf -will tell you the directory where the rules are, most likely it's /etc/udev/rules.d/ - -Create a new rule file in that directory called "dvb.rule" and add the following line: -------------------------------schnipp------------------------------------------------ -KERNEL="dvb*", PROGRAM="/etc/udev/scripts/dvb.sh %k", NAME="%c" -------------------------------schnipp------------------------------------------------ - -If you want more control over the device nodes (for example a special group membership) -have a look at "man udev". - -For every device that registers to the sysfs subsystem with a "dvb" prefix, -the helper script /etc/udev/scripts/dvb.sh is invoked, which will then -create the proper device node in your /dev/ directory. |