howto run a script when a USB device is pluged in

[ktheking]

OS : Gusty 7.10 alternate - cli install (command line only)

Just tried it and confirms it works .

But a small (can be solved inside launched script) problem exists :

The script is started several time when device is plugged in ...

This is the line I use :
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="14cd", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6600", RUN+="/home/tux/usb_script_14cdx_6600.ksh"

I could solve this by working with a tempfile ,and doiing time comparison.
But this is not a clean solution.
Better would be if the script was launched only once ...

Any idea ?

Greetz ,

K.

[Carlos Santiago]

As a first attempt I would try:
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="14cd", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6600", RUN="/home/tux/usb_script_14cdx_6600.ksh"

[ktheking]

Nope ... that doesn't do the trick.

I'll go for the quick and dirty ...

I've added this to the launched script ,preventing it to start multiple times within a period of 60 seconds ...

Maybe a bit of overkill ,but I might use it for more sensible stuff then mounting a disk.

#!/usr/bin/ksh
sleep 1
cat /tmp/epochtimetesfile.txt | head -1 | while read TIMEBEFORE
do
#echo "TIME BEFORE IS=$TIMEBEFORE"
CURRDATE=`(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')`
EPOCHTIME=`(date --date="$CURRDATE" +%s)`
DIFFTIME=`(echo "$EPOCHTIME-$TIMEBEFORE" | bc)`
#echo "Difftime=$DIFFTIME"
if [ "$DIFFTIME" -lt "60" ]
then
#echo "START AGAIN , DIFF IS TOO SMALL"
exit
fi
done
#echo "TIME BEFORE IS=$TIMEBEFORE"
#Current full epoch date/time =
CURRDATE=`(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')`
#echo "$CURRDATE"
EPOCHTIME=`(date --date="$CURRDATE" +%s)`
#echo "New epoch time is entered"
echo "$EPOCHTIME" > /tmp/epochtimetesfile.txt
#date --date='1970-01-01 00:01:10 UTC' +%s
#echo "MOUNTING DRIVE"
wall /home/tux/test.txt


Thanks for the usefull guide on udev stuff ...

Kind regards,

K.

[Superwallah]

Hello everybody,

I would like to RUN an init process from /etc/init.d everytime the USB disk is plugged in.
I found out that you can't hand over parameters like the "start" or "stop" for the /etc/init.d script.
Hence, the only way is to set up a one line shell script.



Best regards,

Superwallah

[Gina]

Having 3 USB memory sticks and never knowing which is which, I think this thread should be very useful. I'll have a play around and see how I get on. Thanks everyone

[arron]

I got this running my script (i know it does, echo test >> /home/arron/testfile.txt lets me know).

I want the script to run a gui program for the logged in user, but it doesn't run. I assumed it was a x screen permission thing, since it runs the script as root, so i tried

su arron -c /bin/mygui

but still no luck. do i need something else special for it to run? I even tested with gedit with no luck.

[Reech.out]

Hi,

This seemed like an appropriate place to post this question...

I recently bought a netbook with 2 SD cardreaders.
And I can't get them to work completely automatically.

I Need to run 2 commands/scripts before they get detected automatically.
# Jmb38x_d3e.sh (which apparently loads the kernel modules for my card reader)
# setpci -d 197b:2381 AE=47 (which, I assume makes, sure the SD cards are recognized so they will automount)

I've put these commands in a little shell script and added it to runlevels 2 trough 5.

However the setpci command fails during startup and also if I try it manually right after booting.
It returns the error: "Warning: No devices selected for `AE=47`"

After inserting an SD card I can run the setpci command without error, and any SD card inserted afterwards automounts.

I think I need a way to fake an SD card that is inserted during boot, so I can add it to my shell script between de jmb38... and the setpci...
How would I go about this?

[flameup]

I recently bought a netbook with 2 SD cardreaders.
And I can't get them to work completely automatically.

As far as I know all should come with software to autorun...
What about yours?
At least there are must be drivers

[Reech.out]

I followed this howto.

here's the specific part:

CARD READER:

    *

      (NOTE: This section needs to be improved. It seems that card reader is not truly "Fully functional") 

According to DebianAcerOne the following command enables the card reader:

setpci -d 197b:2381 AE=47

The card reader works fine now.

    * it might help to suspend/resume
    * a static entry for the device /dev/mmcblk01p in /etc/fstab might help
    * powersaving can be done with the jmb38x_d3e.sh script - 

wget http://petaramesh.org/public/arc/projects/AcerOne_Ubuntu/jmb38x_d3e.sh
sudo chmod 754 jmb38x_d3e.sh
sudo mv jmb38x_d3e.sh /usr/local/sbin/

To recognize cards every time.

sudo gedit /usr/local/sbin/jmb38x_d3e.sh

Add the following to line 11

modprobe pciehp pciehp_force=1

After reboot cards are recognized.

But SD cards would only be recognized when one was inserted @ boot time.

After a lot of asking around I've gotten at the situation described above...
Any help is welcome...
I tough it would be a solvable by echoing something to a device or process but so far, no luck.

[Green_Star]

I got this running my script (i know it does, echo test >> /home/arron/testfile.txt lets me know).

I want the script to run a gui program for the logged in user, but it doesn't run. I assumed it was a x screen permission thing, since it runs the script as root, so i tried

su arron -c /bin/mygui

but still no luck. do i need something else special for it to run? I even tested with gedit with no luck.

If some one can solve this problem, that would be great for me.

I have usb sony walkman NW-E00x, to use this usb mp3 player, sony provided a software to load songs into device(we can not just copy and paste the songs), unfortunately that software works only in windows. Luckly some one developed a application in java so that I use that software copied into my usb and use in in my Ubuntu machine.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...roup_id=174319

So I want that software automatically loaded/open when I plug in the usb. Because it is gui application, I am not succeeded. Same problem like DISPLAY was not configured.

I tried changing my shell to root account and tried to run that application manually with my user name.

sudo -u myusername /media/WALKMAN/walkman.sh

I get those DISPLAY variable errors. Anyone has any workaround?