On Monday 01 October 2007 13:36:11 Paul Smith wrote: > On 10/1/07, Manuel Arostegui Ramirez <manuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > The alias '/dev/dvd' is for dvd. What is the alias for pen drives? > > > > > > > > They'll be another pseudo-SCSI drive (/dev/sd something). Whether > > > > it's sda, sdb, etc., will depend on what other drives are on your > > > > system, and how the interfaces are managed. > > > > > > > > This system has two internal hard drive, they're /dev/sda and > > > > /dev/sdb. I'd expect that plugging in a USB flash drive would be > > > > /dev/sdc, but sometimes it's a higher letter. I haven't worked that > > > > one out yet. > > > > > > > > Another of my systems has one internal hard drive, and one of those > > > > multi-card readers (SD, Compact, etc.). If I add a USB flash drive, > > > > it gets a much higher letter than I expect. I imaging that's due to > > > > the multi-card reader grabbing some devices, even if there's no > > > > memory cards plugged into it. > > > > > > > > This unpredicability is why labels are so useful. You can label a > > > > drive with a name, and always find it by that name (later on), no > > > > matter where it's plugged in. > > > > > > > > If you don't want to use labels, your other option is making UDEV/HAL > > > > rules. You'd pick something identifying about your device (e.g. that > > > > flash drive, or all flash drives), and assign them a device name of > > > > your own choosing. I used to do that with my Polaroid camera. If I > > > > plugged it in it be /media/usbdisk, and I couldn't tell it apart from > > > > flash drive plugged in at the same time (there'd be two > > > > /media/usbdisks, and I'd have to remember which was plugged in > > > > first). > > > > > > Thanks to all. > > > > > > Then, how can I set up a label for my pen drive? > > > > Setting the mount point in the /etc/fstab > > Yes, Manuel, but how? What sort of line should I add to /etc/fstab? > > Paul This is an approach that should work, keep in mind you might want use different options, dirs... Pay attention to sdaX, where the X is the number of your usb port, you can see it if you plug your usb and tail -f /var/log/messages /dev/sdaX /media/pendrive auto defaults,noauto,user 0 0 Hope this helps Manuel -- Manuel Arostegui Ramirez. Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues.
