>> the general info you want to be googling is hotplug. it handles removable
>> media and devices.
>
> I thought hotplug was replace by HAL; perhaps HAL-9000 if you're running
> Microsoft.
hotplug is the very low level kernel interface. hal is the userland stuff
that listens for hotplug event
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009, Joe Pruett wrote:
> the general info you want to be googling is hotplug. it handles removable
> media and devices.
I thought hotplug was replace by HAL; perhaps HAL-9000 if you're running
Microsoft.
Rich
--
Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Integrity
I ordered a Windows netbook, so I wouldn't have to mess with it. Nevertheless
there is some information on the subject (tethering) in "Ubuntu Hacks" and
"Linux Unwired," which I shall probably read. Maybe I can save someone else
some money :-)
Robert "Tim" Kopp
http://analytic.tripod.com/
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009, Sean Whitney wrote:
> I have small shell script that used to detect that a cd had been
> inserted by looking at
>
> /proc/ide/hdc/capacity
>
> Well it's been so long since I used it, that the 2.6 kernel has made
> this look like historic cruft.
>
> Anyone have any way's to det
I have small shell script that used to detect that a cd had been
inserted by looking at
/proc/ide/hdc/capacity
Well it's been so long since I used it, that the 2.6 kernel has made
this look like historic cruft.
Anyone have any way's to detect that cd has been inserted?
I've poked around the /pr
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:20:49PM -0800, Quentin Hartman wrote:
>
> A good way to give your machine a workout is to use Breakin from
> Advanced Clustering. It might help you isolate your hardware problems.
> And, if you are feeling adventurous, building it from source is an
> interesting learning
Quentin Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Michael M. Moore
> wrote:
>> removing what's already here as it is, should I reinstall this? And the
>> reason for that is, as I intimated, primarily as learning experience.
>
> I had missed that nuance. Based on your expanded explanation
