---
name: "check_driver"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xserver-xorg-input-wacom"
version: "0.7.9.3-2"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/check_driver"
---

# check\_driver(1)

Linux 2.6(.16+) userspace device rebinding helper.

## NAME

check\_driver - Linux 2.6(.16+) userspace device rebinding helper.

## SYNOPSIS

**check\_driver driver devpath bustype**

## DESCRIPTION

This is a **RUN** script that may be invoked from a udev rule to ensure the correct driver is bound to a particular device, in situations where a basic driver may bind to it first but a more specialised one is available.

## EXAMPLE

For the wacom device, a rule like this is used:

KERNEL=="event\[0-9\]\*", SYSFS{idVendor}=="056a", ACTION=="add", RUN+="/lib/udev/check\_driver wacom $devpath $env{ID\_BUS}"

## COPYRIGHT

2006, Ron Lee \<ron@debian.org\>.  Created for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.  It may be freely distributed elsewhere.