udev question
 

I have installed udev without any problem on my slackware 10.2 box (kernel 2.6.15.6) I have added specific rules that create /dev/input/mouse1 when a mous is connected in a specific USB port. The issue I have is that when I reboot the machine I have to disconnect and reconnect each usb device in order to have udev create the proper dev entry? Is there a way to have it create it at boot time? (yes my rc.udev is executable)

Thanks

Claude

What is the rule you added?
Where did you put the rule?

You know these?

http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html
http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/util...tplug/udev-FAQ

If not, maybe that can help...

sorry for the delay on this one...
 

I have quoted the following:
#KERNEL="mice", NAME="input/%k", MODE="0644"
#KERNEL="mouse*", NAME="input/%k", MODE="0644"

Added these at the end of the file:
BUS=="usb", ID=="3-2:1.0", NAME="input/mouse1"
BUS=="usb", ID=="3-1:1.0", NAME="input/mouse2"
BUS=="usb", ID=="2-1:1.0", NAME="input/mouse3"
BUS=="usb", ID=="2-2:1.0", NAME="input/mouse4"
BUS=="usb", ID=="4-1:1.0", NAME="input/mouse5"
BUS=="usb", ID=="4-2:1.0", NAME="input/mouse6"


I did put the rules in the rules file. On my Slackware System they are located at: /etc/udev/rules.d/udev.rules and my udev config is pointing in the correct directory

(# udev_rules - The name and location of the udev rules dir
udev_rules="/etc/udev/rules.d")



these rule are working since the mousex get created. The issue is that you need to reconnect the mouse everytime you reboot! so udev recreate the /dev entries.

Thanks

Claude

What if you try putting the MODE back in the rule?
BUS=="usb", ID=="3-2:1.0", NAME="input/mouse1" MODE="0644"
BUS=="usb", ID=="3-1:1.0", NAME="input/mouse2" MODE="0644"
BUS=="usb", ID=="2-1:1.0", NAME="input/mouse3" MODE="0644"
BUS=="usb", ID=="2-2:1.0", NAME="input/mouse4" MODE="0644"
BUS=="usb", ID=="4-1:1.0", NAME="input/mouse5" MODE="0644"
BUS=="usb", ID=="4-2:1.0", NAME="input/mouse6" MODE="0644"