Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI a écrit : > On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 12:41:27 -0500 > Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >>> /dev/sd6 none swap sw 0 0 >> >> If you try to boot without removing that USB stick or powering down that USB >> HD you forgot was connected, /dev/sda6 may get you a very similar hang, >> because of the stick or external enumerated as sda instead of the internal >> HD. By LABEL and by UUID both avoid that risk.
I agree for UUID. I would be more careful about LABEL, as it is easier to create duplicates. > No risk: when I want to boot from the USB I do it (F8 at boot) from > the Grub installed on the USB. You didn't get the point. The disk naming order is random by nature and has nothing to do with the boot order.
