Did latest firmware break /etc/udev/rules.d?

ajkessel · 08-02-2022, 10:41 AM

I recently updated by Libra 2 to firmware 4.33.19759 (7/20/22). The rules I have in /etc/udev/rules.d disappeared. I re-copied the relevant KoboRoot.tgz to .kobo, rebooted, then telnetted into the device. Still no files in /etc/udev/rules.d. I manually created the files via vi in the telnet session and that seems to have worked. But did something break with the latest update such that /etc/udev/rules.d is no longer written from KoboRoot.tgz? Or am I doing something wrong?

NiLuJe · 08-02-2022, 05:55 PM

I would assume PEBCAK, yeah. Haven't noticed anything unusual on that front over here.

More details about what exactly you're doing and how would possibly be helpful

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ajkessel · 08-02-2022, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

More details about what exactly you're doing and how would possibly be helpful

.

I have a KoboRoot.tgz file that includes a few files in /etc/udev/rules.d. I copy the file to the .kobo directory on the Libra 2, eject and reboot. It does show the usual screen when a new KoboRoot.tgz is added. If I then telnet to the Kobo and look in /etc/udev/rules.d, there are no files there. I am able to manually create the files with vi, but the normal installation route via KoboRoot.tgz isn't working for me. This same KoboRoot.tgz was working fine for me on earlier releases.

I should also note that until this update, those rules.d files were there. I did nothing to delete them. They just disappeared. Of course, it could be something other than the update that is responsible, but I haven't done anything out of the ordinary with the device in the past couple of weeks and certainly never deleted the rules.d files.

NiLuJe · 08-03-2022, 05:14 AM

I was kinda implying actually wanting the exact filenames of the rules and very specific details about how the tarball is built and how it actually lists ;o).

ajkessel · 08-03-2022, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

I was kinda implying actually wanting the exact filenames of the rules and very specific details about how the tarball is built and how it actually lists ;o).

Ah, I figured it out. I thought this tarball had worked in the past but it turns out when I created it most recently, I forgot to include -h to deference symlinks. So the tarball contained symlinks rather than the underlying files. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

08-02-2022, 10:41 AM	#1
ajkessel Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3rd Generation	Did latest firmware break /etc/udev/rules.d? I recently updated by Libra 2 to firmware 4.33.19759 (7/20/22). The rules I have in /etc/udev/rules.d disappeared. I re-copied the relevant KoboRoot.tgz to .kobo, rebooted, then telnetted into the device. Still no files in /etc/udev/rules.d. I manually created the files via vi in the telnet session and that seems to have worked. But did something break with the latest update such that /etc/udev/rules.d is no longer written from KoboRoot.tgz? Or am I doing something wrong?

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08-02-2022, 05:55 PM	#2
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,480 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	I would assume PEBCAK, yeah. Haven't noticed anything unusual on that front over here. More details about what exactly you're doing and how would possibly be helpful .

08-03-2022, 05:14 AM	#4
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,480 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	I was kinda implying actually wanting the exact filenames of the rules and very specific details about how the tarball is built and how it actually lists ;o).