Re: hotplug problem

[bgerard]

Clemens Koller wrote:

> Hi Ben!
>
> bgerard wrote:
>
> > I'm working on an embeded system with linux kernel 2.4.27 and busybox 
> > 1.00. Lately I've decided to add hotplug feature to my kernel in 
> > order to automaticaly mount usb keys.
> >
> > When I plug the usb key, I can see in the kernel debug that 
> > "/sbin/hotplug" is called but my script is not executed. I've tried 
> > to replace the hotplug script by a simple one but nothing appeared. 
> > Here is my script :
> > #!/bin/sh
> > echo "usb key un/plugged"
>
>
> I don't know much about hotplugging on 2.4.x and how you might need
> to enable it in /proc... it just works for me on 2.6. with
> CONFIG_HOTPLUG enabled and the latest hotplug-scripts.
>
> > The script is working when I run it myself (./sbin/hotplug )
> >
> > I've also noticed that when kmod try to call modprobe, it's not 
> > executed while the debug message says that everything went fine.
Hotplug is well enabled in /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug, I specified in it 
the path of /sbin/hotplug and according to the documentation that's all 
I need to do to configure hotplug.

> Try newer modutils?
I don't think modutils is responsible for that, I think the kernel can't 
call program in the user space and I don't kwnow why

Thank you for your quick answer
Regards
Ben.

> And you might have more luck asking on:
> linux-hotplug-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Greets,
>
> Clemens
>
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