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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@...>
Subject: Re: Can I force USB drives' device name?
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 07:22:54 +0100
On Tue, 3 May 2005 19:34:32 -0400, Carl Hudkins wrote:

>  What I'd like to know is whether or not it's possible to make the
> floppy drive, for example, *always* /dev/sdb, even if it's plugged in
> by itself. This would simplify life by allowing me to have /etc/fstab
> always know where the floppy drive is, make desktop icons, etc.

With suitable udev rules, you can name them anything you like, say /dev/
floppy and /dev/jumpdisk. See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/udev-guide.xml
and http://www.reactivated.net/udevrules.php


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Neil Bothwick

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