hi all, i know its cold coffee for you but i ask you again: i can't write a rule for my usb disk. the debug modus don't help. so i hope you can help me. root@host:#udevinfo -a -p $(udevinfo -q path -n /dev/sdc) looking at device '/block/sdc': KERNEL=="sdc" SUBSYSTEM=="block" DRIVER=="" ATTR{stat}==" 21360 267403 289160 85764 0 0 0 0 0 52076 85756" ATTR{size}=="976773168" ATTR{removable}=="0" ATTR{range}=="16" ATTR{dev}=="8:32" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/host4/target4:0:0/4:0:0:0': KERNELS=="4:0:0:0" SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi" DRIVERS=="sd" ATTRS{ioerr_cnt}=="0x0" ATTRS{iodone_cnt}=="0x5377" ATTRS{iorequest_cnt}=="0x5377" ATTRS{iocounterbits}=="32" ATTRS{timeout}=="30" ATTRS{state}=="running" ATTRS{rev}==" " ATTRS{model}=="HD501LJ " ATTRS{vendor}=="SAMSUNG " ATTRS{scsi_level}=="3" ATTRS{type}=="0" ATTRS{queue_type}=="none" ATTRS{queue_depth}=="1" ATTRS{device_blocked}=="0" ATTRS{max_sectors}=="240" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/host4/target4:0:0': KERNELS=="target4:0:0" SUBSYSTEMS=="" DRIVERS=="" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/host4': KERNELS=="host4" SUBSYSTEMS=="" DRIVERS=="" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0': KERNELS=="3-1:1.0" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" DRIVERS=="usb-storage" ATTRS{interface}=="Bulk Only Interface" ATTRS{modalias}=="usb:v04FCp0C25d0103dc00dsc00dp00ic08isc06ip50" ATTRS{bInterfaceProtocol}=="50" ATTRS{bInterfaceSubClass}=="06" ATTRS{bInterfaceClass}=="08" ATTRS{bNumEndpoints}=="02" ATTRS{bAlternateSetting}==" 0" ATTRS{bInterfaceNumber}=="00" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb3/3-1': KERNELS=="3-1" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" DRIVERS=="usb" ATTRS{configuration}=="Bulk Only Configuration" ATTRS{serial}=="SAMSUNG HDS0MUJ1NQA49906 " ATTRS{product}=="USB to Serial-ATA bridge" ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Sunplus Technology Inc." ATTRS{maxchild}=="0" ATTRS{version}==" 2.00" ATTRS{devnum}=="2" ATTRS{speed}=="480" ATTRS{bMaxPacketSize0}=="64" ATTRS{bNumConfigurations}=="1" ATTRS{bDeviceProtocol}=="00" ATTRS{bDeviceSubClass}=="00" ATTRS{bDeviceClass}=="00" ATTRS{bcdDevice}=="0103" ATTRS{idProduct}=="0c25" ATTRS{idVendor}=="04fc" ATTRS{bMaxPower}==" 2mA" ATTRS{bmAttributes}=="c0" ATTRS{bConfigurationValue}=="1" ATTRS{bNumInterfaces}==" 1" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb3': KERNELS=="usb3" SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" DRIVERS=="usb" ATTRS{configuration}=="" ATTRS{serial}=="0000:00:1d.7" ATTRS{product}=="EHCI Host Controller" ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Linux 2.6.18-6-686 ehci_hcd" ATTRS{maxchild}=="4" ATTRS{version}==" 2.00" ATTRS{devnum}=="1" ATTRS{speed}=="480" ATTRS{bMaxPacketSize0}=="64" ATTRS{bNumConfigurations}=="1" ATTRS{bDeviceProtocol}=="01" ATTRS{bDeviceSubClass}=="00" ATTRS{bDeviceClass}=="09" ATTRS{bcdDevice}=="0206" ATTRS{idProduct}=="0000" ATTRS{idVendor}=="0000" ATTRS{bMaxPower}==" 0mA" ATTRS{bmAttributes}=="e0" ATTRS{bConfigurationValue}=="1" ATTRS{bNumInterfaces}==" 1" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7': KERNELS=="0000:00:1d.7" SUBSYSTEMS=="pci" DRIVERS=="ehci_hcd" ATTRS{broken_parity_status}=="0" ATTRS{enable}=="1" ATTRS{modalias}=="pci:v00008086d000025ADsv000015D9sd00005180bc0Csc03i20" ATTRS{local_cpus}=="ff" ATTRS{irq}=="209" ATTRS{class}=="0x0c0320" ATTRS{subsystem_device}=="0x5180" ATTRS{subsystem_vendor}=="0x15d9" ATTRS{device}=="0x25ad" ATTRS{vendor}=="0x8086" looking at parent device '/devices/pci0000:00': KERNELS=="pci0000:00" SUBSYSTEMS=="" DRIVERS=="" thats the device and i try some houres around this rule: SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", KERNEL=="sd??", ATTRS{serial}=="SAMSUNG HDS0MUJ1NQA49906 ", SYMLINK+="usbplatte%n" what is the trick? after every change on this rule i used 'udevcontrol reload_rules' but /dev dosen't show the device 'usbplatte'? please give me a hint. thanks a lot! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hotplug" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html