On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:38:24 -0500 "Garth's KidStuff" <garthskidst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like to know how to intercept usb events. Right now, I'm polling > for changes, but that isn't the "right" way to handle device > discovery. Is there a way to get a notification when something happens > in the usb world? In recent distributions, udev is used. udev manages all hardware events, and executes rules which are located in (possibly several) locations. One such location is /usr/udev/rules. You can edit those rules to make events call your programs, modify things, etc. The syntax of the rules is relatively simple and powerful, and you can edit them with a simple editor. The command udevadm monitor will show you the events on the terminal, as a way to look at the events that are detected. Do a 'man udev' for more info. John _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
