Re: usb-mount (hotplug + desktop hooks)

[Michael Hamilton <michael@actrix.gen.nz>]

While these busted devices are a bit of a pain, I don't like the 
idea of saying device-X can't be supported, or that more than 
one of device-X can't be supported. Especially when it operates 
quite well on other operating systems.

If we want these bad-devices to work, I don't think there is any
other alternative than to provide a range of generic mount points
in addition to well identified ones.

Providing unknown devices stay on the same generic mount-points 
for the duration of their presence, I don't think this approach 
will be much harder to understand than the similar situation that
arises when you have to sort through a pile of floppies.  
This is especially true if the desktop provides some kind of 
visual indication that devices have appeared and disappeared. 
For example, my scripted K-desktop solution immediately mounts 
the device and changes the associated icon 
( http://users.actrix.co.nz/michael/usbmount.html ).

On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 04:39, Gary_Lerhaupt@Dell.com wrote:
> Well, my flashcard reader seems to have a good USB GUID that is consistent
> in at least 2 different systems I've plugged it into.  However, it has a
> bad scsi_unique_id of "1F00".  So, in its case, the --usb-guid would seem
> to have worth.
>
> As far as devices that aren't consistently unique, devlabel can already
> handle this in the way that you would like (albeit, as long as you don't
> plug in at the same time both USB storage devices made by the same vendor
> but with bad scsi_unique_ids).  Just add a generic symlink for that type of
> device like /dev/genericusb and regardless of which you plug-in, it will
> get mapped to that symlink.  Perhaps, I could add a --force to allow the
> user to connect 2 devices with the same ID at the same time.  I'd be
> worried that an unknowing user might hurt himself with this, though.
>



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