I could not find a way. My USB disk was either /dev/sdb or /dev/sdf. Instead I labeled the USB disk, ST330083_1A_305, and then I put the following entry in my /etc/fstab: /dev/disk/by-label/ST330083_1A_305 /media/usbdisk ext2 user,noauto I turn it on and can mount it when I need it. On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 23:44 -0500, Gene Smith wrote: > I have a permanently connected usb hard drive for backups and it is > typically at /dev/sdb1. However, if I have other usb devices, such as a > SD card reader connected at boot, the backup drive moves to /dev/sdb2. I > do the backup by having cron run a script which mounts /dev/sdb1 and it > fails when the backup devices is at /dev/sdb2 (or it might mount the > card reader instead). > > Is there a way to ensure that the backup usb drive is *always* /dev/sdb1 > even when other usb devices are attached during boot? > > Thanks, > -gene > -- Rick Sewill tel:+1-218-287-1075 mailto:rsewill@xxxxxxxxxxxx 1028 7th St. N. mailto:rsewill@xxxxxxxxx Moorhead, MN 56560-1568 ymsgr:rsewill sip:628497@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx U. S. A. tel:+1-701-866-0266 xmpp:rsewill@xxxxxxxxxx
