[ltp] Re: T61, Lenovo quality, Linux pre-installed, alternatives

[Stefan Monnier]

> In any case I implemented the following udev rule that sets the
> 'power' attribute to 'auto' when the device is detected by udev:

> # Set the power mode of the fingerprint reader to auto, ensuring that it doesn't draw
> # power that we otherwise don't care about.
> SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTR{manufacturer}=="STMicroelectronics", ATTR{product}=="Biometric Coprocessor", ATTR{power/level}="auto"

Cool!  I didn't know you could set attributes directly from udev rules.
I tried it by running some external script, which had all kinds of
problems.  I'll try this one.


        Stefan