[ale] USB port identification

Chris Fowler cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
Thu Nov 19 11:00:23 EST 2015


> From: "Jim Kinney" <jkinney at jimkinney.us>
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 10:26:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [ale] USB port identification

> I was under the impression that udev rules could also be used with the device
> ID. That way you detect what was plugged in and then run whatever's needed on
> that port. Need to know the ID in advance or use a broad category from the text
> strings.

That works if the device ID does not change. 

At boot we are 004. Unplug and plug back in we are now 005. 
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