On Thursday 28 October 2004 09:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I know it's off topic, but this is one of the few mailing lists I am > subscribed to that has useful information and intelligent respondents > (most of the time) :) > > Is there a way of forcing a usb device (in this case a usb flash drive) > to always connect as /dev/sdb?
It's called udev. iirc, you could even make it /dev/flashdrive > > I have a camera that I also connect to my laptop, which I would prefer > to always be connected as dev/sda mainly for ease of use by family members. and /dev/camera > i.e. if I have my usb drive connected first, and then my partner wishes > to connect the camera she will get very confused by the fact that when > she clicks on the camera icon on the desktop, it will open the USB > drive, unless I have removed the drive, in which case error messages > will pop up and she'll have kittens (a bit computer-phobic my partner). I've seen the same symptoms :-) Who'd have thought the female of H. Sapiens could even _have_ kittens? -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
