On 21 April 2010 16:40, Richard Hughes hughsient@gmail.com wrote:
software needs to be installed for a given bit of hardware. It's really the kind of thing that needs to be added to udev as just a simple rule, and then enabled in gnome-packagekit.
Of course, the packages also need rpm provides. The hard bit is working out from a sysfs path "this is a GPS device" and then gpk can install any software that provides "hardwaresupport(gps)"
Richard.