Here are the results from udevadm monitor when the satnav is plugged in to an i386 system: the /dev/nodes are created. The kernel is self compiled Linux exact 2.6.39-rc5_exact-124619-g1be6a1f #353 Sat Apr 30 21:44:56 BST 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
exact:/extra/jigdo_area# udevadm monitor monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing KERNEL - the kernel uevent <========= satnav plugged in ======> KERNEL[1304261696.524514] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2 (usb) KERNEL[1304261696.527444] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0 (usb) KERNEL[1304261696.527990] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261696.528424] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/scsi_host/host3 (scsi_host) KERNEL[1304261696.529130] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/usb_device/usbdev1.3 (usb_device) UDEV [1304261696.544465] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2 (usb) UDEV [1304261696.552317] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/usb_device/usbdev1.3 (usb_device) UDEV [1304261696.571601] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0 (usb) UDEV [1304261696.574292] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3 (scsi) UDEV [1304261696.577732] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/scsi_host/host3 (scsi_host) KERNEL[1304261697.537488] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261697.537562] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261697.537603] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_disk/3:0:0:0 (scsi_disk) KERNEL[1304261697.537641] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_device/3:0:0:0 (scsi_device) KERNEL[1304261697.537687] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_generic/sg4 (scsi_generic) UDEV [1304261697.539507] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261697.541558] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261697.541624] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_disk/3:0:0:1 (scsi_disk) KERNEL[1304261697.541663] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_device/3:0:0:1 (scsi_device) KERNEL[1304261697.541708] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_generic/sg5 (scsi_generic) KERNEL[1304261697.556475] add /devices/virtual/bdi/8:32 (bdi) UDEV [1304261697.561279] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1 (scsi) UDEV [1304261697.568190] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_disk/3:0:0:1 (scsi_disk) UDEV [1304261697.571828] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261697.578294] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/block/sdc (block) UDEV [1304261697.585501] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_disk/3:0:0:0 (scsi_disk) UDEV [1304261697.586578] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_device/3:0:0:0 (scsi_device) KERNEL[1304261697.600464] add /devices/virtual/bdi/8:48 (bdi) UDEV [1304261697.603278] add /devices/virtual/bdi/8:48 (bdi) UDEV [1304261697.603806] add /devices/virtual/bdi/8:32 (bdi) KERNEL[1304261697.622302] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/block/sdd (block) KERNEL[1304261697.622373] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/block/sdd/sdd1 (block) UDEV [1304261697.629370] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_device/3:0:0:1 (scsi_device) UDEV [1304261697.630037] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_generic/sg4 (scsi_generic) UDEV [1304261697.630503] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_generic/sg5 (scsi_generic) UDEV [1304261698.009323] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/block/sdd (block) UDEV [1304261698.341311] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/block/sdc (block) UDEV [1304261698.639469] add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/block/sdd/sdd1 (block) <======= satnav unplugged =======> KERNEL[1304261793.161003] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_generic/sg4 (scsi_generic) KERNEL[1304261793.161072] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_device/3:0:0:0 (scsi_device) KERNEL[1304261793.161113] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_disk/3:0:0:0 (scsi_disk) KERNEL[1304261793.161151] remove /devices/virtual/bdi/8:32 (bdi) KERNEL[1304261793.161195] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/block/sdc (block) KERNEL[1304261793.161238] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261793.161283] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_generic/sg5 (scsi_generic) KERNEL[1304261793.161323] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_device/3:0:0:1 (scsi_device) KERNEL[1304261793.161361] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_disk/3:0:0:1 (scsi_disk) KERNEL[1304261793.161406] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/block/sdd/sdd1 (block) KERNEL[1304261793.161444] remove /devices/virtual/bdi/8:48 (bdi) KERNEL[1304261793.161488] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/block/sdd (block) KERNEL[1304261793.161530] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261793.161569] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261793.161607] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/scsi_host/host3 (scsi_host) KERNEL[1304261793.161645] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3 (scsi) KERNEL[1304261793.164997] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0 (usb) KERNEL[1304261793.165073] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/usb_device/usbdev1.3 (usb_device) KERNEL[1304261793.165131] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2 (usb) UDEV [1304261793.168886] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_device/3:0:0:0 (scsi_device) UDEV [1304261793.169482] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_generic/sg4 (scsi_generic) UDEV [1304261793.170763] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_disk/3:0:0:1 (scsi_disk) UDEV [1304261793.171971] remove /devices/virtual/bdi/8:48 (bdi) UDEV [1304261793.182165] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/scsi_host/host3 (scsi_host) UDEV [1304261793.185580] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/block/sdd/sdd1 (block) UDEV [1304261793.205293] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/block/sdd (block) UDEV [1304261793.227670] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_device/3:0:0:1 (scsi_device) UDEV [1304261793.234516] remove /devices/virtual/bdi/8:32 (bdi) UDEV [1304261793.234718] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1/scsi_generic/sg5 (scsi_generic) UDEV [1304261793.235742] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/scsi_disk/3:0:0:0 (scsi_disk) UDEV [1304261793.238880] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:1 (scsi) UDEV [1304261793.243549] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/usb_device/usbdev1.3 (usb_device) UDEV [1304261793.248249] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0/block/sdc (block) UDEV [1304261793.249149] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0/3:0:0:0 (scsi) UDEV [1304261793.252454] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3/target3:0:0 (scsi) UDEV [1304261793.252878] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host3 (scsi) UDEV [1304261793.255624] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0 (usb) UDEV [1304261793.256512] remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2 (usb) ========================================================= ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/ |grep usb:- lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 May 1 16:09 usb-MStar_Semiconductor__Inc._Mass_Storage_Device_14273211-1575-4252-9161-419514811863-0:0 -> ../../sdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 May 1 16:09 usb-MStar_Semiconductor__Inc._Mass_Storage_Device_14273211-1575-4252-9161-419514811863-0:1 -> ../../sdd lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 May 1 16:09 usb-MStar_Semiconductor__Inc._Mass_Storage_Device_14273211-1575-4252-9161-419514811863-0:1-part1 -> ../../sdd1 =================================================================== ael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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