I’ve looked through tons of posts, I can’t seem to get a udev rule to trigger when unplugging an HDMI or DP. Nothing shows in:
udevadm monitor --property
Also I made a rules file in udev and it doesn’t trigger the script I have tied to it:
99-monitor-hotplug.rules
ACTION==“change”, SUBSYSTEM==“drm”, ENV{HOTPLUG}==“1”, RUN+=“/usr/local/bin/monitor-hotplug.sh”
OS: Ubuntu 16.04.04 LTS
Video Card: Nvidia GTX 1080
Any thoughts on how to get this to trigger?
You would have to use either the kernel parameter
nvidia-drm.modeset=1
or have a file in /etc/modprobe.d containing
options nvidia-drm modeset=1
to get the drm sysfs nodes.
sudo cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset
should return ‘Y’ if done right.
But I don’t think that will work since the drm monitor stuff in the nvidia driver still isn’t wired up completely. Please check and report back.
Hi generix,
Thanks for your response. I tried:
sudo modprobe -r nvidia-drm
sudo modprobe nvidia-drm modeset=1
then rebooted:
returned N for sudo cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset
Then I made an entry in a new file nvidia.conf in /etc/modprobe.d/:
options nvidia-drm modeset=1
and ran: sudo update-initramfs -u
returned N for sudo cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset
Then I also found in a post that said grub.cfg should be updated so I edited /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=“quiet splash i915.modset=1 log_buf_len=1M nvidia-drm.modeset=1”
sudo update-grub
return N for sudo cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset
Do you have any other suggestions possible? Thanks for your help so far
I missed that you’re on 16.04, there the nvidia modules are renamed.
modify the file in /etc/modprobe.d to read
options nvidia_XXX_drm modeset=1
with XXX being the major version of the nvidia drivers installed and run sudo update-initramfs -u and reboot.
Hi Generix,
Your solution got me the udev rule hotplug event!
I now get this output:
UDEV [52.870606] change /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/drm/card0 (drm)
ACTION=change
DEVNAME=/dev/dri/card0
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/drm/card0
DEVTYPE=drm_minor
HOTPLUG=1
ID_FOR_SEAT=drm-pci-0000_01_00_0
ID_PATH=pci-0000:01:00.0
ID_PATH_TAG=pci-0000_01_00_0
MAJOR=226
MINOR=0
SEQNUM=3528
SUBSYSTEM=drm
TAGS=:seat:master-of-seat:uaccess:
USEC_INITIALIZED=2413437
UDEV [53.085358] change /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/drm/card0 (drm)
ACTION=change
DEVNAME=/dev/dri/card0
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/drm/card0
DEVTYPE=drm_minor
HOTPLUG=1
ID_FOR_SEAT=drm-pci-0000_01_00_0
ID_PATH=pci-0000:01:00.0
ID_PATH_TAG=pci-0000_01_00_0
MAJOR=226
MINOR=0
SEQNUM=3529
SUBSYSTEM=drm
TAGS=:seat:master-of-seat:uaccess:
USEC_INITIALIZED=2413437
for some reason it doesn’t seem to trigger a response in my 99-monitor-hotplug.sh file /etc/udev/rules.d/:
SUBSYSTEM==“drm”, ACTION==“change”, ENV{HOTPLUG}==“1”, RUN+=“/usr/local/bin/hotplug.sh”
Is there something specific I need to do in this file that I haven’t?
Thanks
Depends on what you’re doing in that script. To debug, e.g. add
date >> /var/log/drmhotplug.log
to that script. Use udevadm test to see if the rule is properly triggered.
Hi Generix,
I get this back on trying udevadm test:
calling: test
version 229
syspath parameter missing
Doesn’t seem to be properly triggered, drmhotplug.log doesn’t show up in /var/log/
I can’t seem to find find any info on syspath, could you please assist?
Thanks
That was merely a hint, not a full cmdline.
udevadm test --action=change /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/drm/card0
though that doesn’t set the HOTPLUG env
Hi Generix,
I was able to get the udev event to trigger based on your advice. For some reason I cannot seem to load an OpenCV based program in the script. When I run the script by itself it loads the OpenCV based program fine. Do you have any thoughts on this?
Thanks
If it’s a GUI application, you’ll have to set the DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY variable. Probably also the user so it doesn’t get run as root.
Hi Generix,
I have set these environment variables in my script before the GUI application:
export XAUTHORITY=/home//.Xauthority
export DISPLAY=:0.0
The GUI application still doesn’t seem to load via the Udev rule. I am not sure how to set the user, is it su - username -C ?
Thanks
So I am running with in my 99-monitor-hotplug.sh:
SUBSYSTEM==“drm”, ACTION==“change”, ENV{HOTPLUG}==“1”, RUN+=“/bin/sh -c ‘DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=/home//.Xauthority /home//Downloads/hotplug.sh’”
Works fine from command line and launches the script and the GUI application runs. I do not see the GUI application run when the udev event is triggered, but I know it is triggered because a file I am writing to in hotplug.sh shows up in /var/log/ .
Any ideas on how to fix?
Thanks
Don’t really know.
Are you sure the DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY variables are set to the correct values?
Please post the output of
ps aux |grep X
Hi Generix,
Here is the output of ps aux | grep X :
ps aux |grep X
root 1118 4.7 0.6 407492 98936 tty7 Ssl+ 11:37 0:03 /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg -core :0 -seat seat0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch
hom+ 2595 0.0 0.0 21292 1080 pts/1 S+ 11:39 0:00 grep --color=auto X
Thanks
Try
XAUTHORITY=/var/run/lightdm/root/:0
Hi Generix,
This is my new 99-monitor-hotplug.sh:
SUBSYSTEM==“drm”, ACTION==“change”, ENV{HOTPLUG}==“1”, RUN+=“/bin/sh -c ‘DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=/var/run/lightdm/root/:0 /home//Downloads/hotplug.sh’”
The udev rule triggers but still does not start my GUI application.
Thanks for your help so far
Since /home//Downloads/hotplug.sh is being run if I understand correctly, start the application in it like
application 2>&1 >>/var/log/application.log
to see what error gets thrown, if any.
Hi Generix,
The file appears empty for application.log . This is an OpenCV based program, does this mean the program is actually launching?
Thanks
I’m sorry, wrong order. Try
application >/var/log/application.log 2>&1
Hi Generix,
It says:
/home//Downloads/hotplug.sh: 13: /home//Downloads/hotplug.sh: ./opencvapp: not found
I don’t see how this is possible, I cd into the folder where the opencvapp is earlier in hotplug.sh. Also when I run hotplug.sh it loads opencvapp fine. Any ideas?
Thanks