Bugzilla Bug 76410

After switching to colplug and udev, the capi modules couldn't be loaded
anymore because of missing /dev/capi20. Maybe this is only relevant to fcdsl
users... (as me).
After expanding "after isapnp" to "after coldplug isapnp" in /etc/init.d/capi
everything worked well.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. switch to udev (inluding changing /etc/conf.d/rc to RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="no"
and RC_DEVFSD_STARTUP="no")
2. switch to coldplug
3. reboot

Actual Results:  
The capi modules couldn't be loaded beacasue of missing /dev/capi20. 

Expected Results:  
The modules should be loeaded.

Stefan, does this change have unwanted consequences?

no. It /etc/init.d/capi can be run before or after the hotplug-stuff. Both
variants are working properly.

If you have only PCI cards and set up a proper /etc/capi.conf, you don't have
problems at all.

If you have only USB cards then you also don't have problems. But if you want
to start /etc/init.d/capi (which is not really needed then) you should have an
empty /etc/capi.conf

Third option is to disable hotplug in /etc/conf.d/capi, bu then you have to
setup all cards, including USB cards, in /etc/capi.conf

If you have both, PCI and USB cards, then you have the problem with the right
order. if hotplug is initialized before /etc/init.d/capi, then USB cards have
the lower numbers, PCI cards the higher numbers. Or vice versa, if you start
hotplug after /etc/init.d/capi

My suggestion is: starting order doesn't matter, as long you have only 1 type
of card (PCI *or* USB). If you have a mixed setup, then my suggestion is to
setup all cards in /etc/capi.conf and disable /etc/conf.d/capi so you have
control over the right order.

oh, btw: my hotplug-script loads all drivers! and it waits for udev, till it
has created all the devices! /etc/init.d/capi is not needed! It's working
properly with or without coldplug and with or without /etc/init.d/capi.

I tested it very excessive with a Fritz!USB v2.0, so it really works rocksolid!
;-)

But: you need the latest capi4k-utils!

hmm, perhaps we should add this (from /etc/hotplug/usb/capi):

       CNT=0  # wait for udev
       while [ ! -e /dev/capi20 -a $CNT -lt 10 ]; do
           sleep 1; : $((CNT++))
       done

also to /etc/init.d/capi

It has to be located after the modprobe stuff, but before the 'capiinit activate'.

Created an attachment (id=47502) [details]
capi.initd

fixed capi.initd (/etc/init.d/capi). Put into $FILESDIR.

btw: coldplug is obsolete! You shouldn't need it at all!

All drivers should be loaded either via modules.autoload.d or via hotplug or an appropriate init-script. Coldplug is brute-force, creating "hotplug"-events for every device on all available busses.

coldplug is not obsolete, because I want to do as little configuration as
possible and colplug is user-friendly and I still use it .. its just not used
by default, does not mean its obsolete.
Imo its the best way to do it and (finding out and) adding all modules to
autoload is no alternative.
Btw, where do you know from, that it is obsolete? I would like to do something
against its obsoleteion then ;)

coldplug is evil ;)

but nonetheless, with my litte patch, /etc/init.d/capi works with and without coldplug. So you can use it if you want or not. But depending on coldplug is not a good idea, though 'after' is not really a problem (while 'need' or 'use' is!).

btw: booting w/o coldplug is much faster on my machines. And I only have 2 or 3 modules in autoload.

btw^2: I'm from "old" Germany and most of the Gentoo capi4k-utils and isdn4k-utils stuff is my work. So I know all the scripts very well! That's why Alin asked me... ;-)

huh, I'm drunk. I can't read your posts correctly. ;-)

forget my last sentence. First of all, you know where I am, second you asked "Btw, where do you know from, that it is obsolete?" not where I'm from... *g*

Answer: I don't know. I've read it somewhere. And all my machines are running fine w/o coldplug. And booting is somewhat faster!

the attached init.d script (with "after isapnp coldplug") is installed by -r5.