So how do you like living on the bleeding edge? ;)

Dazed_75 wrote:
> Intriguing followup.  Today there is another update to libgphoto and the
> changes description says "Generate pre-0.98 udev rules (LP: #90724)". 
> The installation did update the same rules file.  No restart is required
> and no "unknown" messages appreared on screen or in syslog either upon
> installation or upon the restart I did just to check for them. 
> 
> Makes me think the ones I originally asked about actually were
> non-critical error messages.  Perhaps it is even true that today's
> update was to correct them.
> 
> On 3/10/07, * Dazed_75* <lthielster@gmail.com
> <mailto:lthielster@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Thanks for the assist folks.  Based on what you all said I tracked
>     down that update-manager had offered, and I permited, an update to
>     libgphoto2 which on installation updated
>     /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libgphoto2.rules (the only file in that
>     directory which has changed recently).  The beginning of that file
>     looks like:
> 
>     # udev rules file for libgphoto2 devices (udev >= 0.98)
>     #
>     SUBSYSTEM!="usb*", GOTO="libgphoto2_rules_end"
>     ACTION!="add", GOTO="libgphoto2_rules_end"
> 
>     ATTRS{idVendor}=="0553", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0202", MODE="0660",
>     GROUP="plugdev"
>     ATTRS{idVendor}=="06bd", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0403", MODE="0660",
>     GROUP="plugdev"
>     ATTRS{idVendor}=="06bd", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0404", MODE="0660",
>     GROUP="plugdev"
>     ATTRS{idVendor}=="04fc", ATTRS{idProduct}=="504b", MODE="0660",
>     GROUP="plugdev"
> 
>     and goes on with lots of those lines.  I seem to recall being
>     required to restart the system because of something in the group of
>     updates.  Perhaps it was this update since this file might need to
>     be reread by a driver module loaded to (or in) the kernel.  As I
>     initially reported I saw the lines on startup (restart?) because I
>     have the quiet splash turned off.  After seeing them is why I
>     checked the log.
> 
>     Anyway, my strong suspicion now is that the log lines I was
>     questioning are either generic reports of adding unspecified
>     products to the list, or error reports of products not being added
>     because the vendor (and therefore product) were not recognized (poor
>     reporting IMHO).  I hope the former, but fear the latter (solely
>     based on the messages appearing in syslog).
> 
>     It would be good to know how to find out which is the case, but I am
>     no longer worried about it. 
> 
>     <snip>
> 
>     -- 
>     Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't
>     matter and those who matter don't mind.  - Dr. Seuss 
> 
> 
> 
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