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  • TR tmst at nethere.com
    Sat Dec 9 15:02:27 EST 2006

     

    This is kind of hard to watch. "[/etc/udev/rules.d] > " is the command prompt 
    on my system, rather than part of a command.
    
    Since I have no such udev entries, but rather the new USB hotplug setup 
    (presumably), and don't know the syntax, I can't answer as to the correctness 
    of the udev entries on your system.
    
    -TR
    
    On Friday 08 December 2006 07:34, Michael Havens wrote:
    > This is sooo strange:
    >
    > I entered the commands when I thought were correct:
    >      > [/etc/udev/rules.d] > grep -i pilot*
    >      > [/etc/udev/rules.d] > grep -i visor *
    >      > [/etc/udev/rules.d] > grep -i zire *
    >
    > and it happily accepted it.  Unfortunately now when I type '> grep -i palm
    > *' I get the error:
    >
    >      bash: -i: command not found
    >
    > I was entering it as root but when I type it in with sudo as <user> it
    > responds:
    >
    > 1     bmike1 at 1[rules.d]$ sudo grep -i palm *
    > 2     45-libgphoto2.rules:# Aiptek PalmCam Trio
    > 3     60-symlinks.rules:# Create /dev/pilot symlink for Palm Pilots
    > 4     60-symlinks.rules:#KERNEL="ttyUSB*", SYSFS{product}=="Palm
    > Handheld*", \
    > 5     60-symlinks.rules:Palm Handheld*|Handspring *", SYMLINK+="/dev/pilot
    > 6     bmike1 at 1[rules.d]$
    >
    > It still won't sync. What's up with that? Could it be the '\' in line 4?
    >
    > On 12/5/06, David A. Desrosiers <desrod at gnu-designs.com> wrote:
    > > On Tue, 2006-12-05 at 00:04 -0700, TR wrote:
    > > > I did the following on my system (linux 2.6.13-15.11-smp, which syncs
    > > > perfectly with my Zire). There is no such reference to "visor",
    > > > "Palm",
    > > > "pilot" or "handheld":
    > > >
    > > > [/etc/udev/rules.d] > grep -i pilot *
    > > > [/etc/udev/rules.d] > grep -i visor *
    > > > [/etc/udev/rules.d] > grep -i zire *
    > > > [/etc/udev/rules.d] >
    > > >
    > > > I guess it's just magic.
    > >
    > > It's "Palm", not "pilot" :)
    
    

     

     

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