USB devices, can they be static?

[Thilo Six]

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David Walker schrieb am 05.04.2006 21:01:
> So this is a question I have that I don't think there is an answer to.
> 
> I have a USB hub with 7 compact flash cards connected.  Is there any way
> to have each flash drive always be /dev/sda (or b, or etc.etc.)  So far
> I have found that every boot they get remapped within /dev.
> 
> So I ask, is there any way to do this?
> -- 
> Dave

Depending on the filesystem used you could set a label on this filestem.
Then everytime it gets mounted it will be /media/LABEL.

To set this put the media in, do "mount" to see which device it is, then
umount it and do (example given for vfat):

sudo mkdosfs -n <LABEL> /dev/XYZ

bye Thilo
- --
i am on Ubuntu 2.6 KDE
- - some friend of mine
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