Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:47:41 -0400 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers.102a7e@mired.org> To: joerg@britannica.bec.de Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's in a (device) name? Message-ID: <17466.25085.446099.450392@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20060410074740.GD1006@britannica.bec.de> References: <9399827.1657341144611794358.JavaMail.root@vms070.mailsrvcs.net> <17465.32905.727289.260996@bhuda.mired.org> <20060409.185335.105395062.imp@bsdimp.com> <17465.51033.78362.699332@bhuda.mired.org> <20060410074740.GD1006@britannica.bec.de>
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In <20060410074740.GD1006@britannica.bec.de>, joerg@britannica.bec.de typed: > On Sun, Apr 09, 2006 at 10:47:53PM -0400, Mike Meyer wrote: > > Firewire would seem to be a lot like USB - hot pluggable and > > chainable, though I'm not sure if something like a firewire hub. What > > does it to do wire down device addresses? > FireWire devices have uuids, you can simply enumerate them using those > :-) Where do those come from? Assigned by the user? Dynamically by the controller? By the manufacturer? Thanks, <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.
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