--=-Oje8Wd7SyjMZeUQSct+U Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Or use hotplug in 2.4 which will detect when a new usb device's been connected, insmod the needed module, and if configured, run a script. However, there is no plug/unplug event upon insertion of the media, ruining that idea :-(. On Tue, 2003-12-23 at 21:06, Deepak Saxena wrote: > Run kernel 2.6, see udev. You can connect scripts that are called when > certain events such as plug and unplug occur. >=20 > ~Deepak >=20 > On Dec 23 2003, at 19:46, Bryce C was caught saying: > > Could someone suggest either a project already doing this or an > > effective way to do this? > > I'm trying to setup a box such that when I insert a removable flash > > medium in to the USB card reader, it will automatically mount it, copy > > the contents (pictures preferably) and then unmount it. I've considered > > running `find /dev/scsi/host0|grep part` every 5 seconds but that seems > > like it'd take up quite a few resources, considering that's 17280 times > > a day on a poor little K6 200Mhz with 32Mb of ram. No, not the worst bu= t > > not able to cope with that strain either. Thoughts? Ideas? > > Thank You, > > --=20 > > Bryce C > > CoBryce Communications --=20 Bryce C CoBryce Communications --=-Oje8Wd7SyjMZeUQSct+U Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA/6RH2/wbq/C6yyPcRAgWcAKC5mLFdMWCDxy47bzIyQCsiItB79QCfZjBf CYqyEPj7tUQsh6d8MX671Wg= =IKYD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-Oje8Wd7SyjMZeUQSct+U--