From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 12 09:16:28 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C12A16A794 for ; Sun, 12 Mar 2006 09:16:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dgerow@afflictions.org) Received: from mail.afflictions.org (asylum.afflictions.org [64.7.134.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB3C8449AB for ; Sun, 12 Mar 2006 05:26:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dgerow@afflictions.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.afflictions.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF56E78CA9 for ; Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:34:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.afflictions.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pandora.afflictions.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 58271-01 for ; Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:34:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from dementia.afflictions.org (dementia [172.19.206.56]) by mail.afflictions.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E71078C64 for ; Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:34:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by dementia.afflictions.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id DA4921C080F; Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:26:28 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:26:28 -0500 From: Damian Gerow To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060312052628.GN75666@afflictions.org> References: <4412C7D2.5080809@FreeBSD.org> <20060311124931.62eee647@frankie.konav201.local> <44136C01.4030400@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44136C01.4030400@FreeBSD.org> X-PGP-Fingerprint: B3D7 D901 A53A 1A99 BFD6 E6DF 9F3B 742B C288 9CC9 X-PGP-Key: 0xC2889CC9 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at pandora.afflictions.org Subject: Re: Problem with 16-in-1 card reader X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 09:16:28 -0000 Thus spake Alex Dupre (ale@FreeBSD.org) [11/03/06 22:18]: : > This problem has been discussed many times on the lists. In order to : > update devfs you can use: : > : > cat /dev/null > /dev/daX : > : > I seem to remember another method using dd. : > : > I hope this helps. : : The 'cat' way works, thanks. Perhaps we should add this info somewhere : in a man page. Really? Isn't there a nicer way to do this? i.e. Doesn't the card reader (or other USB-connected devices) notify that a disk/card/whatever has been removed or inserted?