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Re: [ts-7000] Re: How to detect WIFI-G-USB device plug in

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Re: How to detect WIFI-G-USB device plug in
From: "Gonzalo A. de la Vega" <>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:17:30 -0300
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 12:41 PM, jatson <> wrote:
> --- In  "Gonzalo A. de la Vega"
> <> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Jason Stahls <> wrote:
>> > jatson wrote:
>> >> I couldn't find anything in /dev either that
>> >> would tell me if it's in or out.
>> >
>> > /dev/eth1 should exist if the adaptor is there.
>>
>> No, network devices do not have asossiated device files. But you
>> should be able to see the entry in:
>> /proc/net/dev
>>
>> Something like "grep wlan0 /proc/net/dev"
>>
>
> Yes, that works! However, I note that it only works if my zd_b.o has
> been insmodded. Which will probably be OK, I'll prompt my user to
> insert wireless adapter, insmod the zd, check /proc/net/dev, then
> proceed to load my networking stuff if I see wlan0.
>
> I guess I can't expect to "see" the wireless adapter without the
> module being installed, right? When I plug it in without the module, I
> get the "device not claimed by any active driver" message.

I don't see anything in the /proc/bus/usb/ directory, so I can't think
of any options now, but you can install the module even if the radio
is not plugged and it will detect it when you plug it.

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