Depending on how current your Debian installation is you might have DBUS & HAL installed. There's a command-line tool for DBUS which you can instruct to listen for added devices: (example is a flash drive)
If you pipe this into a loop you should be able to detect just about any HW change.
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i'm working on redhat linux which is installed with windows on the same hard disk i would like to get access to windows files throw linux
the question is: how to mount hard disk and peripherals ?
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I have a USB keyboard/mouse combo hooked up to an x86 box and when it loads the mouse works fine, but the ctrl, shift, alt, and i think the function keys don't do anything. Is there a setting I need to change, or a way to manually configure them. There are no drivers, it is supposed to emulate a... (0 Replies)
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i have a Solaris 8 box with me, and i had been using my usb thrumbdrive on it all the time. one day, i was in a rush and i pulled out the thumbdrive without ejecting it or anything. and now i can't detect any thumbdrives at all. i had tried using another thumbdrive, but with no... (2 Replies)
Hi, I am a newbi to linux,
i wana to write a program in C that can detect arrival of a usb flash memory. I want also to find the actual mount point of new inserted flash disk. can anyone help me?
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Hello. This is my first post to this forum. I've read many of the posts over the last two or three years and I've learned a lot.
I'm creating a live Linux distribution using the Linux Live Scripts -- just as a hobby project -- and I'm wanting to create an automated way for a user to copy the... (7 Replies)
Hi Everyone,
I am using 2.6.26.3-olimex kernel(Embedded system) running on AT91SAM9260. I am using a Logitech USB keyboard.
It is detected as "/dev/input/event0".
I don't know how to detect key press events and read the keys?
Why can't I read the keys using scanf() like funtions?
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There is a same named log file that I have on my 2 different android phones. When I plug it into my computer, it appears in the media folder, For example the first android phone:
/media/F6BA-0AF5/folder/A.log
I want to put that into a variable to be manipulated.... (3 Replies)
I've searched a number of sites but thought I'd post it here. I'm want to a detect certain usb device (external camera) that is actively being used by an app on a mac.
My search has led me through looking at the system events log to see if there is a ProductID indicator logged. The device is... (2 Replies)
Greetings.
Seeking guidance on adding a USB barcode reader (BCR) to an HP c3750 workstation with HP-UX 11.11 which is essentially configuring X windows to accept input from both a primary keyboard and a secondary keyboard that happens to be the BCR.
Historically, I have successfully added a BCR... (2 Replies)