ubuntu usb hotplug question
 

Old man says in the good 'ol day we had usb hotplug scripts....

Where the heck are they in ubuntu ?

I guess I have a lot to learn about the 2.6 kernel I saw something called udev - any tips or help ?

Basically I want disable the touchpad as soon as the usb mouse is attached

ie rmmod psmouse and modprobe psmouse : but which script if any do I hack ?

Re: ubuntu usb hotplug question
 

It's all udev and HAL these days! What you want is a bit advanced though, and certainly beyond my Linux abilities. Maybe asking on a dedicated Ubuntu/Debian forum?

Re: ubuntu usb hotplug question
 

No worries I'll try g00glin for it again.

Cheers

Re: ubuntu usb hotplug question
 

This article - http://www.enterprisenetworkingplane...le.php/3635686 - has a section on writing udev rules... might be of some help to you..?

Part 2 of the series can be found here - http://www.enterprisenetworkingplane...le.php/3637076

Re: ubuntu usb hotplug question
 

Thanks guys....

Holy crap taking the usb subsystem to the kernel may have its advantages but the distros around are not making full usage out of it....

Found what I want here : Its a bit ott but hell a lot similar than messing with 2.4 modules.

http://www.wlug.org.nz/HotPlugNotes

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Sod it the time I'd waste on this I'll just do it manually