[TAG] Please solve a doubt about linux H/W detection

[Pedro Fraile]

El 29/03/06 17:12:31, Thomas Adam escribi?:
> On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 06:48:55PM +0530, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Thomas Adam wrote:
> >
> > > What difference does it make to you if it has or has not? I'll
> > > reiterate once more that you DO NOT need discover at all. In fact,
> > > it's considered harmful [1]
> > >
> > > -- Thomas Adam
> > >
> > > [1] Just by me, for what that's worth.
> >
> > In case that makes you feel happier Thomas, I saw a mail (which I
> > can't find right now) that indicates debian-installer team is in
> > agreement with you. However, the replacement "udev/hotplug/coldplug"
> > may also make you unhappy :)
> 
> Ugh.  :)  Udev is a fad that perpetuates the dick-waving wars of
> "Oooh,
> look at me, I only have three entries in /dev.  You have 50000, so
> mine's much better".   It has absolutely *no* real advantage over a
> static /dev tree whatsoever.

What about the symlink magic explained here ?

http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html

To hotplug different scanners, digital cameras or other usb devices in  
no particular other, and make them appear always in the same known  
point inside the filesystem, looks like a good feature. How would that  
be done without udev?

Regards,

	Pedro.