Re: USB Mass Storage Devices

Pete Shinners
2003-10-25T16:22:35Z

Thorsten Alge wrote:
> I want to use my usb hd and my usb mp3-player an my linux computer. if i
> plug them on on after one, they will assigned as sda (i.e. my usb hd)
> and sdb (my mp3-player) . so i can add them to /etc/fstab. the problem
> is; if i plug on only one of them or in another order, the device files
> are changed to and the mount points are not correct.
>
> my first idea was to use volume labels. that works fine with my ext2
> partition but i don't helps on my vfat partitions. the compactflash
> cards an two of my partitions on my usb-hd must be vfat partitions.
>
> any ideas how to fix?

i have this same problem and i cannot get it resolved. i believe with
"devfs" you can get consistent device names?? not sure, but debian
does not have devfs, so i need a different solution. i was hoping
there was some "hotplug" script that would link the plugged in device
to whatever system device it was assigned to, but i have found nothing.

help please?