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[ts-7000] Re: mdev not firing on device plugin

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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: mdev not firing on device plugin
From: "Blair" <>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 15:08:26 -0000
Try: echo /bin/mdev >/proc/sys/kernel/hotplug



--- In  "j.chitte" <> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I have got the wifi connection working on TS7250 but cannot get mdev to do it 
> all automatically.
> 
> # cat /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug  
> /sbin/mdev
> 
> # ls -ail /sbin/mdev
>  228308 lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            14 May 27 18:38 /sbin/mdev 
> -> ../bin/busybox
> 
> # cat /etc/mdev.conf
> wlan.* 0:0 644 * /etc/mdev.actions
> 
> 
> # cat /etc/mdev.actions
> export MDEVON="called"
> 
> if  [$ACTION="add" ] then
> export MDEVON="on"
> ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.54 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
> route add default gw 192.168.1.1 wlan0
> wpa_supplicant -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -i$MDEV -Dwext 
> fi
> 
> if  [$ACTION="remove"] then
> export MDEVON="off"
> killall wpa_supplicant
> #ifconfig wlan0 down
> fi
> 
> 
> $MDEVON is never getting set. Even setting .* as the regex for the device 
> does nothing. This suggests that mdev is not getting called by the kernel 
> hotplug mechanism. 
> 
> .* 0:0 644 * /etc/mdev.actions
> 
> 
> # grep -i hotplug .configCONFIG_HOTPLUG=y
> CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
> 
> 
> So just incase this was not getting reset by writing to /proc I symlinked as 
> well.
> 
> # ln -s  /sbin/mdev /sbin/hotplug
> 
> 
> All relevant busybox options are turned on:
> # grep -i mdev .config
> CONFIG_MDEV=y
> CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_CONF=y
> CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME=y
> CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME_REGEXP=y
> CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_EXEC=y
> CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_LOAD_FIRMWARE=y
> 
> 
> What have I missed ?!
> 
> TIA
>




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