Unfortunetely the usb-storage string appers nowhere in /etc or in the hal directories under /usr On Tue, 2008-11-18 at 17:36 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Jean Francois Martinez wrote: > > My problem is: > > > > I need to find a way to tell Linux not to load the usb-storage module > > when a certain peripheral, whose signature I know, is inserted. For > > now the only way I have found is putting usb-storage in the blacklist > > but this means module doesn't load when I plug my usb key or my external > > hard drive so I look for something finer grained > > > > Details > > > > I own a cell phones who has USB connector and can be accessed either as > > an MTP device or as a mass storage one but the latter works if, and only > > if, it has an additional memory card inserted (presently I have none). > > The phone prompts for the mode at connect time but no matter what I > > select the usb-storage loads itself, unsuccessfully tries to put the > > phone in storage mode (normal behavior since the phone has no external > > memory card) and after a minute or two, gives up, unloads itself and > > removes the peripheral from the list of present USB devices. In other > > words even after the usb-storage module has unloaded I cannot use the > > phone in mtp mode. > > > > Regards > > > > JFM > > > Take a look at HAL - it can do fine control of what is mounted. (But > don't ask me to write it for you - I am not that good yet.) I guess > you could write a udev rule that prevents the SCSI devices needed by > HAL to mount the drive. This rule would have to run before > 40-redhat.rules. The string usb-storage appears nowhere be it under /etc or /usr/share/hal so I am still puzzled about how to control the loading of the driver. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
