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+UDEV rules for DVB
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+==================
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+.. note::
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+ #) This documentation is outdated. Udev on modern distributions auto-detect
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+ the DVB devices.
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+ #) **TODO:** change this document to explain how to make DVB devices
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+ persistent, as, when a machine has multiple devices, they may be detected
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+ on different orders, which could cause apps that relies on the device
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+ numbers to fail.
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+
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The DVB subsystem currently registers to the sysfs subsystem using the
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"class_simple" interface.
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This means that only the basic information like module loading parameters
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are presented through sysfs. Other things that might be interesting are
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-currently *not* available.
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+currently **not** available.
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Nevertheless it's now possible to add proper udev rules so that the
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DVB device nodes are created automatically.
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@@ -21,10 +34,11 @@ The script should be called "dvb.sh" and should be placed into a script
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dir where udev can execute it, most likely /etc/udev/scripts/
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So, create a new file /etc/udev/scripts/dvb.sh and add the following:
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-------------------------------schnipp------------------------------------------------
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-#!/bin/sh
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-/bin/echo $1 | /bin/sed -e 's,dvb\([0-9]\)\.\([^0-9]*\)\([0-9]\),dvb/adapter\1/\2\3,'
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-------------------------------schnipp------------------------------------------------
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+
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+.. code-block:: none
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+
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+ #!/bin/sh
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+ /bin/echo $1 | /bin/sed -e 's,dvb\([0-9]\)\.\([^0-9]*\)\([0-9]\),dvb/adapter\1/\2\3,'
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Don't forget to make the script executable with "chmod".
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@@ -34,9 +48,10 @@ directory for rule files. The main udev configuration file /etc/udev/udev.conf
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will tell you the directory where the rules are, most likely it's /etc/udev/rules.d/
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Create a new rule file in that directory called "dvb.rule" and add the following line:
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-------------------------------schnipp------------------------------------------------
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-KERNEL="dvb*", PROGRAM="/etc/udev/scripts/dvb.sh %k", NAME="%c"
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-------------------------------schnipp------------------------------------------------
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+
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+.. code-block:: none
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+ KERNEL="dvb*", PROGRAM="/etc/udev/scripts/dvb.sh %k", NAME="%c"
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If you want more control over the device nodes (for example a special group membership)
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have a look at "man udev".
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