[SOLVED] detecting usb media from within a c program

jfdavis0817 · 07-01-2017, 12:47 PM

developing a c application that must be able to detect when a usb drive has been inserted. What is the best way to do this. it almost appears I need to know the name of the media that is to be inserted before I can access it, this won't work. How do I detect it, find it and access it?

AwesomeMachine · 07-01-2017, 01:20 PM

You can use udev. Either change the rule for USB flash devices, or make a rule for all USB flash devices. You can also monitor for system calls. Or, you can use libudev. See: http://www.signal11.us/oss/udev/

Mill J · 07-01-2017, 01:24 PM

Maybe try something like this that calls your app.
https://www.axllent.org/docs/view/au...g-usb-storage/

jfdavis0817 · 07-09-2017, 08:55 AM

thanks for the help - I was able to solve my problem with a mash up of stuff from everywhere, I just had no idea where to look to start.