[Tfug] Hotplugging, (Was The 3.5.7 kernel)

[erich]

First of all,
        The LAN is in the confines of my house, so I'm not that "remote".
I can use "sneaker-net".

Second, it really helps to troubleshoot a new machine over the network.
The local machine doesn't have any xorg or window manager software.
I'm using an xhost to open multiple windows on the machine. (xterm
emacs. xxdiff) to test the software I've already installed.  Not only that,
I  can open windows on other machines on my LAN If I want to refer
to some HOWTO document. Sound like a clunky way to bring up a
new machine? You bet. But I have to get my jollys somehow in my
old age.

Erich
 
John Gruenenfelder wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 11:25 PM, erich <erich1 at copper.net> wrote:
>   
>> The more I look at this problem, the more I think
>> that it cannot be solved remotely.
>>
>> You see, I'm trying to troubleshoot  this machine over
>> my LAN, and in a world without HAL that may not
>> be possible.
>>
>> This new machine of mine runs a command I've never
>> seen before:
>>
>> rose ~ # ck-list-sessions
>> ...
>>
>> I'm working on this box from Session2
>>
>> 'is-local = TRUE' and
>> apparently
>> x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7'
>>
>> must be present in the session before hotplugging will work
>> has anyone else seen this command?
>>     
>
> Hmmm, I don't recognize this command either, but if I might ask, if
> you are remote then why the need for hotplugging?  If you are remote
> doesn't this preclude the ability to insert new hardware and have udev
> work its magic?
>
> And, if this is the case, won't you need to load any kernel modules
> via modprobe regardless?
>
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