IMPORTANT: USB devices, can they be static?

[Thilo Six]

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Thilo Six schrieb am 05.04.2006 22:31:
> 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):

make a copy of your data befor executing this!
Sorry I have forgotten to tell it will reformat this device.

> sudo mkdosfs -n <LABEL> /dev/XYZ
> 
> bye Thilo
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