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From: Tomasz Torcz <zdzichu@irc.pl>
To: Linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Problem with usb-storage and /dev/sd?
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 23:50:32 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050810215032.GA27982@irc.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050810192243.GA620@DervishD>

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On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 09:22:43PM +0200, DervishD wrote:
>     If I plug my MP3 player (USB), the usb-storage module assigns it
> device /dev/sda, which is right because I have it configured as such
> in my /etc/fstab. Well, another day, another boot and I plug my USB
> memory stick, and usb-storage assigns it device /dev/sda, quite cool
> because I have it configured as such in my /etc/fstab, too.
> 
>     The problem is that if I plug my USB memory, unplug it and plug
> my MP3 player, it gets /dev/sdb this time, not /dev/sda. The mess is
> even greater if I plug my card reader, which has four LUN's...

 That's what udev is for. Example rule to give my memory stick
persistent name:

BUS="usb", SYSFS_serial="5B4B06010122", NAME="pendriveZDZ%n", GROUP="floppy", MODE="0662", RUN+= "/sbin/udev_run_hotplugd"

 Go figure how to udev-enable your distribution.

-- 
Tomasz Torcz               "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station
zdzichu@irc.-nie.spam-.pl    wagon filled with backup tapes." -- Jim Gray


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  reply	other threads:[~2005-08-10 21:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-10 19:22 Problem with usb-storage and /dev/sd? DervishD
2005-08-10 21:50 ` Tomasz Torcz [this message]
2005-08-10 22:06   ` DervishD
2005-08-10 23:31     ` Greg KH
2005-08-11  7:33       ` DervishD
     [not found] <mailman.1123702259.29404.linux-kernel2news@redhat.com>
2005-08-10 23:00 ` Pete Zaitcev
2005-08-11  7:29   ` DervishD
2005-08-11 22:53     ` Horst von Brand
     [not found] <4pzyn-10f-33@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <4AubX-4w6-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
2005-08-12 10:49   ` Bodo Eggert
2005-08-12 17:38     ` Pete Zaitcev
2005-08-12 22:13       ` DervishD
2005-08-13 10:06       ` Bodo Eggert
2005-08-14  3:20         ` Pete Zaitcev
2005-08-14  7:32           ` DervishD
2005-08-14  8:48             ` Willy Tarreau
2005-08-14 21:48               ` DervishD

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