71. Hotplug

provide hotplug (USB, FireWire, PCMCIA) functions

71.1. Summary of Module Globals

List of Global Functions

  • StartFireWire - probe for firewire type, load appropriate modules, and mount usbfs to /proc/bus/usb

  • StartUSB - probe for usb type, load appropriate modules, and mount usbfs to /proc/bus/usb

List of Global Variables

  • haveFireWire - if a firewire controller was found and initialized

  • haveUSB - if a usb controller was found and initialized

71.2. Global Functions

71.2.1. StartFireWire

probe for firewire type, load appropriate modules, and mount usbfs to /proc/bus/usb

Return value

  • void

71.2.2. StartUSB

probe for usb type, load appropriate modules, and mount usbfs to /proc/bus/usb

Return value

  • void

71.3. Global Variables

71.3.1. haveFireWire

if a firewire controller was found and initialized

71.3.2. haveUSB

if a usb controller was found and initialized

71.4. Module Requirements

71.4.1. Module Imports

  • Arch
  • HwStatus
  • Linuxrc
  • Mode
  • ModuleLoading

71.4.2. Module Includes