Udev
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How to setup a usb hub to assign a specific port for multiple mouse input
- Stor (7 ports USB Hub)
KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].2/input1",NAME="input/mouse0" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].3/input1",NAME="input/mouse1" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].4/input1",NAME="input/mouse2" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].5/input1",NAME="input/mouse5" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].6/input1",NAME="input/mouse4" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].7/input1",NAME="input/mouse3"
- Keningston (7 ports USB Hub)
KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.3-[1-9]/input1",NAME="input/mouse6" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.7-[1-9].1/input1",NAME="input/mouse0" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.7-[1-9].2/input1",NAME="input/mouse1" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.7-[1-9].3/input1",NAME="input/mouse2" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.7-[1-9].4.3/input1",NAME="input/mouse3" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.7-[1-9].4.2/input1",NAME="input/mouse4" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.7-[1-9].4.1/input1",NAME="input/mouse5"
- Cyberpower (7 ports USB Hub)
KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].1/input1",NAME="input/mouse0" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].2/input1",NAME="input/mouse1" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].3/input1",NAME="input/mouse2" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].4/input1",NAME="input/mouse3" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].5/input1",NAME="input/mouse4" KERNEL=="mouse*", SYSFS{phys}=="usb-0000:00:1d.[1-9]-[1-9].6/input1",NAME="input/mouse5"
How to grant full access to some user devices
- Create the file /etc/udev/rules.d/99-<my_device>.rules
# Device Brand/Model and any important info SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1A2B", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3C4D", MODE="0664", GROUP="<distro_group>"
- Ensure the
distro_group
is set accordingly to the distro
- Fedora:
plugdev
group - Debian:
dialout
group
- Fedora:
- Reload udev
# udevadm control --reload-rules