I've got numerous USB-connected devices nowadays: * External hard drive enclosure * Compact Flash memory card reader * USB memory stick thumb pen flash drive key * Sharp Zaurus cradle * Digital Camera * Stelladaptor (connect Atari joystick to PC)
The top 3 are USB mass storage devices. Unfortunately, which "/dev/sdX" device they get appears to depend on how they're activated. If I plug in the USB memory stick thing before turning on the HDD enclosure, it comes out as /dev/sda. If I turn on the drive before plugging in the USB stick, it gets /dev/sdb, instead. Briefly Googling around, I discovered something I hadn't heard of before, called "udev". Apparently it allows devices to be assigned to specific locations (somewhere in '/udev') based on the device's name. (That way, icons on my desktop and/or mount points like /media/card0 and /media/keychain0, would always point to the right place.) I installed it via 'aptitdue' but didn't have time to get it working, and had to reboot at some point. I got a nice red warning message during boot that 'udev' isn't supported with the older 2.6.x kernel I'm using. Oh well. In the meantime, while I wait for Debian/etch to upgrade (or if I decide to build my own kernel :^) ), is there a good HOWTO on using udev that anyone can recommend? I remember someone here (Jeff?) mentioning they use it. Is it working nicely for you? :) Thanks, -- -bill! [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/ _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
