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debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2007 : Issue 2681

Today's Topics: 

  Solved: HS: printer HP Deskjet F4180  [ Thierry Chatelet  ]
  Re: Web cam Philips 0471:032d not se  [ Thierry Chatelet  ]
  Re: HELP! apache2 won't start         [ "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Sergio_Cu=E9llar_Va ]
  Re: HELP! apache2 won't start         [ Raquel  ]
  Re: HELP! apache2 won't start         [ Rick Pasotto  ]
  Re: Can't Remove Files                [ Telly Williams  ]
  Re: Set up fcitx in VNC ?             [ "Michael Yang" 

Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:32:58 +0200


From: Thierry Chatelet <tchatelet@free.fr>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Solved: HS: printer HP Deskjet F4180 All-in-One
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This printer is working, printing and scanning. If you are under Etch, 
download the latest hplip sources, install it, and that's it!!!
Scan and printing are OK. ( As on October 25 2007)
Thierry



Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:53:21 +0200


From: Jabka Atu <mashrom.head@gmail.com>
To: ML Debian-User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>,

Do you need help?X

        m560x-driver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Search for debian package for m560x kernel module package

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Good evening,.



Does any one have a m560x kernel driver as a debian package ?
since im new to packgaging and i didn't had any relevent experiance
with kernel module i would like to ask that some one will package it.



How can i create a source package that could be used in m-a ?




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Could you at least use man ?
    Jabka Atu (aka mha13/Mashrom Head) || bsh83.blogspot.com
  
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Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:11:15 +0200


From: Thierry Chatelet <tchatelet@free.fr>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: Web cam Philips 0471:032d not seen
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>
> Have you grepped that USB ID from the source to confirm it's in there?
> Despite what the website says, if the USB ID isn't in there, then it
> won't get loaded. Also, it looks like you're installing the module
> from the build tree instead of from the usual
> /lib/modules/... location, maybe your depmod hasn't picked it up.
>
> hth.
>
> A
Do you need more help?X

Well, I am still fairly new to linux, so if you please help me a bit more:
How can i grep that USB ID from the source?
How can i install install the module from the usual /lib/....
Sorry, but with my knowledge, I am feeling like I am reading ancient Greek!!!
Thierry



Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:55:45 -0400


From: Rick Pasotto <rick@niof.net>


To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: HELP! apache2 won't start

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When I try to start apache all I get is 



# /etc/init.d/apache2 start


Starting web server: apache2 failed!



The syntax checks ok. How can I determine what the problem is?



The config was working fine until I had to reboot.


-- 
"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start
 from now and make a brand new ending." -- Anonymous
    Rick Pasotto    
rick(at)niof.net    
http://www.niof.net

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:59:54 -0500
From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Sergio_Cu=E9llar_Vald=E9s?=" <herrsergio@gmail.com>
To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: HELP! apache2 won't start
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2007/10/25, Rick Pasotto <rick@niof.net>:

> When I try to start apache all I get is
>
> # /etc/init.d/apache2 start
> Starting web server: apache2 failed!
>
> The syntax checks ok. How can I determine what the problem is?
>
> The config was working fine until I had to reboot.



Hello,

check the error_log, that will help.

Best regards,
Sergio Cuellar


-- 
"Meine Hoffnung soll mich leiten
Durch die Tage ohne Dich
Und die Liebe soll mich tragen
Wenn der Schmerz die Hoffnung bricht"


Can we help you?X

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:01:43 -0700
From: Raquel <raquel@thericehouse.net>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: HELP! apache2 won't start
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:55:45 -0400
Rick Pasotto <rick@niof.net> wrote:


> When I try to start apache all I get is 
> 
> # /etc/init.d/apache2 start
> Starting web server: apache2 failed!
> 
> The syntax checks ok. How can I determine what the problem is?
> 
> The config was working fine until I had to reboot.
> 
> -- 


What changes did you make to any of the config files between boots? 
I even had one site that I linked manually, which didn't work ...
for some reason.  When I used a2ensite, it worked.  Dunno.  I just
report the facts.

-- 
Raquel
============================================================
In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to
liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his
abuses in return for protection to his own.
  --Thomas Jefferson



Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:09:51 -0400
From: Rick Pasotto <rick@niof.net>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: HELP! apache2 won't start
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On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 06:59:54PM -0500, Sergio Cu=E9llar Vald=E9s wrote=
:

> 2007/10/25, Rick Pasotto <rick@niof.net>:
> > When I try to start apache all I get is
> >
> > # /etc/init.d/apache2 start
> > Starting web server: apache2 failed!
> >
> > The syntax checks ok. How can I determine what the problem is?
> >
> > The config was working fine until I had to reboot.
>=20
>=20
> Hello,
>=20
> check the error_log, that will help.


Duh! Of course. Thanks. That solved the problem. The reason I didn't
look just now is that I *had* looked and there was nothing to indicate a
problem but then after trying (and changing) several things I failed to
look again.

All seem well now.

--=20
"Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by
 the dullness of that person." -- J. D. Griffin
    Rick Pasotto    rick(at)niof.net    http://www.niof.net

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:34:00 -0600
From: Telly Williams <twilliams001@elp.rr.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Can't Remove Files
Message-ID: <20071026003400.GA3187@elp.rr.com>
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>   It looks like your USB device has gotten corrupted (did you pull it
> out without unmounting first?).  I would suggest running
> "fsck -r /dev/sde1" to fix the problems -- you might lose some files,
> but odds are they aren't accessible any more anyway.
> 
>   Daniel


Daniel,

	Thanks.  I had already tried that but then went at it again
	after what you wrote.  I kept getting an error like:

		"no fsck.vfat"
	
	I found that I needed to install dosfstools and link the dosfsck
	to the fsck.vfat like this:

		ln -s /sbin/dosfsck /sbin/fsck.vfat

	After that the command that you wrote worked, as well as deleted
	the file that I was having trouble with.

	I'm being verbose so that anyone else with this problem can
	follow this thread.
-- 
Telly Williams
"Knowledge Is Power"



Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:36:24 -0400
From: Wayne Topa <linuxone@intergate.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Debian Sid, Xorg - mouse doesn't work
Message-ID: <20071026003624.GB31230@buddy.mtntop.home>
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MRH(misiek_spam@o2.pl) is reported to have said:

> Hi,
>
> I have a problem after I apt-upgraded Debian Sid a couple of days ago. It 
> seems that some xserver-xorg-* or hal* packages broke my mouse in X. The 
> result is I have no working mouse in X - it displays cursor, that's it. I 
> managed to operate the mouse with keyboard 'emulation', but it's very 
> inconvenient. I got the latest today - still no change.
> I'm sure the mouse is OK - it works on other PCs. This is USB mouse; and 
> it's configured both as evdev and /dev/mice (the reason for the double 
> config is that the mouse is connected through a KVM, but it worked before; 
> moreover I tried also 'standard' config with /dev/mice only - still doesn't 
> work). When I switch to console as root and do
> # cat /dev/mice
> I receive lots of 'garbage' when I move the mouse - so the system sees it.
>
> I removed xserver-xorg-input-evdev temporarily as it messed my keyboard; 
> but I still have problems with the mouse.
>
> May I get some help - what can I do? Or should I wait for some update which 
> eventually fixes the problem?


No relief here, your running sid, so all you can do is wait.

I have the same problem here on lenny.  Gpm & libgpmg1 both at version
1.19.6-25. Upgraded this morning.

W

-- 
Bad or missing mouse driver. Spank the cat [Y/N]?
_______________________________________________________



Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:25:56 +0800
From: "Michael Yang" <michael.yxf@gmail.com>
To: shell909090 <shell909090@gmail.com>
Cc: "Debian Chinese GB" <debian-chinese-gb@lists.debian.org>,
	"Debian User List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Set up fcitx in VNC ?
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Hi

Appreciated of your suggestions.
I tried some other key for calling fcitx app, but can't get it invoked.

Now I'm not sure if there is any problem on the setting of fcitx.
However, it works fine on the local display with CTRL_SPACE.

Is there any leads to check where could the problem arise from?

Thanks so much!
- Michael

On 10/26/07, shell909090 <shell909090@gmail.com> wrote:

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>     u'd better set CTRL_SPACE key to another key. Windows use
> GetMeessage-TranslateMessage-SendMessage to process key event. before
> that, cross.exe will get hardware event and translate to key event.
> CTRL_SPACE key event will be translate to system event and program
> will not recive, just like some other keys. Ctrl+Atl+Del is the most
> femose one, maybe you know VNC client how to process it. If VNC client
> wanna process this kind of key by slef. It must change the procession
> which cross.exe normally do. Far as I know, most of VNC client don't
> do that.
>     BTW, when u use VNC client under linux, It'll be all right.
> Because IM is processed by program slef under linux. It could hook
> CTRL_SPACE event and process it frist. However, Ctrl+Atl+Del still
> don't work.
>
> Michael Yang $B<LF;(B:
> > Hi All:
> >
> > I want to access my linux box with vncserver installed - Debian
> > lenny/sid
> > But I couldn't use my fcitx in vncviewer, the CTRL_SPACE key is
> > conflicted with the windows input methods.
> >
> > I have installed the vnc4server and vnc-common package, the xstartup
> > script is as follows:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
> > # unset SESSION_MANAGER
> > # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
> > [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
> > [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
> > xsetroot -solid grey
> > startxfce4&
> > export LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8
> > export XMODIFIERS="@im=fcitx"
> > export XIM=fcitx
> > export XIM_PROGRAM=fcitx
> > export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
> > export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
> > fcitx&
> >
> > Could anybody give any leads to set it up correctly?
> >
> > Appreciated for your helps.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > - Michael
> >
> >
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Hi<br><br>Appreciated of your suggestions.<br>I tried some other key for calling fcitx app, but can&#39;t get it invoked.<br><br>Now I&#39;m not sure if there is any problem on the setting of fcitx.<br>However, it works fine on the local display with CTRL_SPACE.
<br><br>Is there any leads to check where could the problem arise from?<br><br>Thanks so much!<br>- Michael<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/26/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">shell909090</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:shell909090@gmail.com">
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<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;u&#39;d better set CTRL_SPACE key to another key. Windows use<br>GetMeessage-TranslateMessage-SendMessage to process key event. before<br>that, cross.exe will get hardware event and translate to key event.<br>CTRL_SPACE key event will be translate to system event and program
<br>will not recive, just like some other keys. Ctrl+Atl+Del is the most<br>femose one, maybe you know VNC client how to process it. If VNC client<br>wanna process this kind of key by slef. It must change the procession<br>
which cross.exe normally do. Far as I know, most of VNC client don&#39;t<br>do that.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BTW, when u use VNC client under linux, It&#39;ll be all right.<br>Because IM is processed by program slef under linux. It could hook
<br>CTRL_SPACE event and process it frist. However, Ctrl+Atl+Del still<br>don&#39;t work.<br><br>Michael Yang $B<LF;(B:<br>&gt; Hi All:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I want to access my linux box with vncserver installed - Debian<br>&gt; lenny/sid
<br>&gt; But I couldn&#39;t use my fcitx in vncviewer, the CTRL_SPACE key is<br>&gt; conflicted with the windows input methods.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I have installed the vnc4server and vnc-common package, the xstartup<br>&gt; script is as follows:
<br>&gt;<br>&gt; #!/bin/sh<br>&gt; # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:<br>&gt; # unset SESSION_MANAGER<br>&gt; # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc<br>&gt; [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] &amp;&amp; exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
<br>&gt; [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] &amp;&amp; xrdb $HOME/.Xresources<br>&gt; xsetroot -solid grey<br>&gt; startxfce4&amp;<br>&gt; export LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8<br>&gt; export XMODIFIERS=&quot;@im=fcitx&quot;<br>&gt; export XIM=fcitx
<br>&gt; export XIM_PROGRAM=fcitx<br>&gt; export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim<br>&gt; export QT_IM_MODULE=xim<br>&gt; fcitx&amp;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Could anybody give any leads to set it up correctly?<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Appreciated for your helps.
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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:38:12 -0500
From: "Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net>
To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: boot process hangs on init of mysqld
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On 10/25/2007 11:17 AM, debian-guy@agileitinc.com wrote:

> Thanks Keith!  Unfortunately, this machine uses Lilo instead of Grub.  
> Can something similar be done to enter 'single user mode' when booting 
> using Lilo?
> 
> -- Mark
> 


Please don't top-post.

How you get into runlevel 1 (system maintenance) with LILO depends upon 
the name of your boot image. With LILO, the image is typically named 
linux, so you would place a "1" after the word "linux" at the LILO boot 
prompt, e.g.:

linux 1



Date:  25 Oct 2007 22:22:33 -0400
From: Haines Brown <brownh@hartford-hwp.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject:  fetchmail authorization failure
Message-ID:  <87y7dq8viu.fsf@teufel.hartford-hwp.com>
Content-Type:  text/plain; charset=us-ascii

I replaced the stock nv driver under Etch with the nVidia proprietary
driver, and logged out and back in. When I did so, fetchmail was no
longer able to get authorization from my mail server. I should note
that it has been months since I've logged out, and the graphics driver
change is probably irrelevant.

Gnus and web browsing work OK. 

Fetchmail reports the error:

  fetchmail: Authorization failure on 
	brownh@hartford-hwp.com@pop.registeredsite.com
  fetchmail: Query status=3 (AUTHFAIL)

It looks to me like fetchmail is sending a garbled address to the mail
server.  However, the ~/.fetchmailrc file is unchanged: 

        poll pop.registeredsite.com
        user "brownh@hartford-hwp.com"

At the time the system ceased working, there was a burst of unusual
reports in my messages log. 

  Oct 25 15:35:42 teufel gconfd (brownh-8670): Failed to send buffer
  Oct 25 15:35:42 teufel last message repeated 3 times
  Oct 25 15:36:10 teufel gconfd (brownh-8670): 
	GConf server is not in use, shutting down.
  Oct 25 15:36:10 teufel gconfd (brownh-8670): Exiting
  Oct 25 15:39:08 teufel gconfd (brownh-19277): 
	starting (version 2.16.1), pid 19277 user 'brownh'
  Oct 25 15:39:08 teufel gconfd (brownh-19277): 
	Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" 
	to a read-only configuration source at position 0
  Oct 25 15:39:08 teufel gconfd (brownh-19277): 
	Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/brownh/.gconf" to a 
	writable configuration source at position 1
  Oct 25 15:39:08 teufel gconfd (brownh-19277): 
	Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to 
	a read-only configuration source at position 2
  Oct 25 15:39:08 teufel gconfd (brownh-19277): 
	Resolved address "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/debian.defaults" 
	to a read-only configuration source at position 3
  Oct 25 15:39:08 teufel gconfd (brownh-19277): 
	Resolved address "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/defaults" to a 
	read-only configuration source at position 4
  
The problem here is that I don't use a GNOME (or any) desktop,
although I run a few GNOME applications. I've no idea what's going on
here, but it seems to involve resolving an address. 

-- 
 
       Haines Brown, KB1GRM

	 
        



Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:35:10 -0400
From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Silly question: Where's eth0?
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On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 01:23:38PM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 08:48:39PM +0100, Joe wrote:
> > Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> 
> >> Now, if you actually had a piece of hardware that _was_ fully supported
> >> by the linux kernel without this mess, then you would get a functioning
> >> eth0 which would then work just fine with the standard Debian networking
> >> tools.  In short, your problem isn't with the networking tools, its with a
> >> non-functional driver.
> 
> > Looks like my last post didn't make it here. I had a solid, dependable 
> > working MB NIC until a couple of weeks ago, when Sid suddenly started 
> > renaming it to eth1 during boot (without explanation) and then saying eth0 
> > didn't exist. I didn't notice (not exactly the kind of thing you expect), 
> > disabled it and installed a PCI card, then when that didn't work, had to 
> > alter my interfaces file to eth1. I think the MB NIC is probably not 
> > faulty, but I'm short of time at the moment and it isn't urgent.
> >
> > Not exactly standard Debian behaviour, or at least it wasn't once.
> 
> well. I'm silly for jumping into this, but the important word above is
> 'Sid'.
> 
> I suspect that's 'nuff said. :)


There's probably some way to get udev to be consistant with device
names.  If you know the module that gets installed, I wonder if putting
it in /etc/modules would cause it to name consistantly.  

Also, I vaguely remember that pre-udev, pre-devfs, there was a way to
identify the unit-number based on MAC address when the module was
loaded.  I think it was aliases in /etc/modules.conf.  That file doesn't
exist on my box.  So I guess you'll have to learn about udev to get
persistant naming.

Doug.


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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:10:32 -0400
From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: boot process hangs on init of mysqld
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On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 12:07:18PM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 10:17:22AM -0600, debian-guy@agileitinc.com wrote:
> > Thanks Keith!  Unfortunately, this machine uses Lilo instead of Grub.  Can 
> > something similar be done to enter 'single user mode' when booting using 
> > Lilo?
> >
> 
> I *think* you can just add kernel commands after specifying the
> image. So if the image you want to but is linked to vmlinuz then you
> could type
> 
> vmlinuz init=1
> 
> or
> 
> vmlinuz init=/bin/bash


IIRC, since you can pause the boot process, and to boot the default
entry just type "boot", I think you can just type "boot -s".

Doug.



Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:58:21 -0700
From: Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Silly question: Where's eth0?
Message-ID: <20071026025821.GY1761@localhost.localdomain>
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On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 10:35:10PM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 01:23:38PM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 08:48:39PM +0100, Joe wrote:
> > > Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> >=20
> > >> Now, if you actually had a piece of hardware that _was_ fully suppor=

ted

> > >> by the linux kernel without this mess, then you would get a function=

ing

> > >> eth0 which would then work just fine with the standard Debian networ=

king

> > >> tools.  In short, your problem isn't with the networking tools, its =

with a

> > >> non-functional driver.
> >=20
> > > Looks like my last post didn't make it here. I had a solid, dependabl=

e=20

> > > working MB NIC until a couple of weeks ago, when Sid suddenly started=

=20

> > > renaming it to eth1 during boot (without explanation) and then saying=

 eth0=20

> > > didn't exist. I didn't notice (not exactly the kind of thing you expe=

ct),=20

> > > disabled it and installed a PCI card, then when that didn't work, had=

 to=20

> > > alter my interfaces file to eth1. I think the MB NIC is probably not=

=20

> > > faulty, but I'm short of time at the moment and it isn't urgent.
> > >
> > > Not exactly standard Debian behaviour, or at least it wasn't once.
> >=20
> > well. I'm silly for jumping into this, but the important word above is
> > 'Sid'.
> >=20
> > I suspect that's 'nuff said. :)
>=20
> There's probably some way to get udev to be consistant with device
> names.  If you know the module that gets installed, I wonder if putting
> it in /etc/modules would cause it to name consistantly. =20
>=20
> Also, I vaguely remember that pre-udev, pre-devfs, there was a way to
> identify the unit-number based on MAC address when the module was
> loaded.  I think it was aliases in /etc/modules.conf.  That file doesn't
> exist on my box.  So I guess you'll have to learn about udev to get
> persistant naming.


I think there is pretty good persistent netowrk interface naming at
this point. I was just pointing out that the OP above was complaining
about it not working in sid... which is pretty standard expectation
for Debian behavior.=20

Regardless, though, its pretty straightforward to get persistent
naming provided you can get some bit of unique info about the device
out of the kernel. Once that's done, you *can* make a symlink with a
good name that will always point to the desired device, regardless of
what that device might be named...

not at my usual machine to provide a link to the udev rules tutorial,
but its pretty easy to find.

A
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