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> 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>
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