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  • From: Treeve Jelbert <treeve01 AT pi.be>
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  • Subject: [SM-Spell-Submit]New spell:hotplug [section:utils]
  • Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 18:56:13 +0200

this spell provides linux-hotplug support, so that most modules can be loaded
automatically.

So far, I've been testing it with usb devices on linux 2.4.19

Starting with kernel 2.4 (in January 2001), hotplugging is a standard feature
of GNU/Linux. Its goal is letting you plug in new devices and use them
immediately. That means that users won't need to learn so much system
administration; systems will at least partially autoconfigure themselves.
Initially, hotplug included support for USB and PCI (Cardbus) devices, and
could automatically configure some common network interfaces. Updated
versions include IEEE 1394 (Firewire/i.Link) support and can download
firmware to USB devices that need it. On mainframes, S/390 channel devices
uses hotplugging to report device attach and other state change events. For
laptops, newer kernels also include support for reporting docking station
activity.

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Regards, Treeve

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  • [SM-Spell-Submit]New spell:hotplug [section:utils], Treeve Jelbert, 08/03/2002

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