Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:34:04 -0700 (MST) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: dgerow@afflictions.org Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Problem with 16-in-1 card reader Message-ID: <20060320.163404.28795888.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20060312052628.GN75666@afflictions.org> References: <20060311124931.62eee647@frankie.konav201.local> <44136C01.4030400@FreeBSD.org> <20060312052628.GN75666@afflictions.org>
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Damian Gerow <dgerow@afflictions.org> writes:
: 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?
There's no notification.
Warner
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