[LAU] Dell 1394 4 pin connector

Fernando Lopez-Lezcano nando at ccrma.Stanford.EDU
Fri Dec 31 19:49:55 UTC 2010


On 12/31/2010 11:30 AM, Paul Davis wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Kim Cascone<kim at anechoicmedia.com>  wrote:
>
>>> $ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/60-firewire.rules
>>> KERNEL=="fw*", GROUP="audio", MODE="0664"
>>
>> - is the prefix number in the filename '60-firewire.rules' related to some
>> aspect of the firewire setup?
>>     - or is "60" an arbitrary number?
>
> yes.

...and no... the numbering determines the execution order of the rules 
and that can affect the ultimate outcome of udev (a rule with a higher 
'number' might override what a previous rule does).

-- Fernando


>> - can I make the GROUP="kim" -- I'm not using "audio" group
>
> if there is a group called "kim" and you belong to it, then yes.


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