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#1 2004-03-05 18:17:27
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Use of tail -f /var/log/messages in arch.
Does the command.... tail -f /var/log/messages... respond to the connection of USB 2.0 devices with data describing the item connected in the arch 2.6.3 kernel?
In other words, is it a viable command in arch? If nothing happens when the device is connected, what could be the problem?
#2 2004-03-25 23:00:34
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Re: Use of tail -f /var/log/messages in arch.
tail -f /var/log/messages will just show you the end of your messages file (f=follow in case it is updated with ne info), which will have some usb stuff in it if you have hotplug running and you just plugged in your usb device. I think you want to 'pacman -S hotplug' and then add it to the end of your daemons line in /etc/rc.conf.
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#3 2004-03-25 23:28:32
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Re: Use of tail -f /var/log/messages in arch.
...also, enabling hotplug is not as simple as I thought, see this thread:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=3193
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