Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:20:16 +0200 | From | DervishD <> | Subject | Re: USB card reader and HAL |
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Hi Kay :)
* Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> dixit: > On 6/28/07, DervishD <lkml@dervishd.net> wrote: > > When I insert a card in the reader, it is not detected, no udev > >event is generated and I have to do things like "hdparm -z /dev/sda" to > >"probe" the card. Moreover, I have to do the same when removing the card > >or the /dev/sdaX nodes are not deleted. > > > > Is HAL the only way of making it work? Is there any CONFIG_ thing > >I've forgotten in my kernel? > > You have to open() the device node to trigger events from the kernel, > the kernel itself will not do that for you. HAL polls the device every > few seconds.
So, opening the node and checking for ENOMEDIUM is the only solution... Polling looks like a waste of time, and given that I use the reader once a month or so, HAL will be a waste of resources. I'll resort to manually do "hdparm -z" (or something similar) when I need to insert or remove a card.
Thanks for confirming, Kay :))
Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado
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