[SOLVED] New udev vs hotplug

rezza · 2006-01-04 18:06:41

In my latest pacman -Syu, I got a message telling me that udev obsoletes hotplug, and that I should remove hotplug when using the newest udev. I'm perfectly happy to do so, providing I can just confirm one little thing first:

Does the new udev handle setting up firmware for hotpluggable devices? In the kernel, there are options for enabling hotplug firmware loading support, but there are no such options for handling udev firmware loading support. Does this mean that udev can't automatically load any necessary firmware from /lib/firmware? Or does udev handle firmware just fine with the same kernel config?

Thanks in advance.

rezza · 2006-01-06 12:19:06

OK nevermind, after reading the mailing list I found that udev does indeed now handle firmware. I'm still a little wary of rebooting though...

phunni · 2006-01-06 18:07:04

I'm also curious about how this is supposed to work. Since my last reboot loads of things are broken - no soundcard, no wireless and I can't mount my USB drive - there doesn't seem to be a device to mount...

tpowa · 2006-01-06 18:22:42

i strongly recommend that you load the modules or use hwdetect to get them loaded.
rc.conf.pacnew includes the right lines for hwdetect
greetings
tpowa

phunni · 2006-01-06 18:32:16

yeah - since posting I've discovered that adding MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes" to rc.conf seems to fix everything...

rezza · 2006-01-06 20:45:59

Yeah, and my somewhat-dreaded reboot went just fine. new kernel, new udev, no hotplug, faster boot time and everything just works.

Arch really does rock my socks.

rayzorblayde · 2006-01-08 14:58:48

phunni wrote:

yeah - since posting I've discovered that adding MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes" to rc.conf seems to fix everything...

Thank you! this fixed my issues with my network devices not being recognized.

how does one learn these commands? was that in a man page? or did you just know it from previous experience?

rezza · 2006-01-08 15:40:11

rayzorblayde wrote:

phunni wrote:
yeah - since posting I've discovered that adding MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes" to rc.conf seems to fix everything...
Thank you! this fixed my issues with my network devices not being recognized.
how does one learn these commands? was that in a man page? or did you just know it from previous experience?

That particular command is front-page news on the main arch site right now.

phunni · 2006-01-08 16:37:21

yeah - I found it by digging a little deeper in these forums...

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