Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (963 mails)

[İsmail Dönmez <idoenmez@xxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, April 21, 2011 03:37:02 PM Wolfgang Mueller wrote:
> On 04/21/11 14:44, Per Jessen wrote:
> > Wolfgang Mueller wrote:
> > > When I use one USB port only, I mount it as /dev/sdb1. But for
> > > simultaneously using two or even three ports, which are the /dev
> > > name(s) I have to use?
> >
> > Wolfgang, scsi devices are named sequentially, so it depends on the
> > sequence in which you plugged in the drives.
>
> So, following your sequential philosophy, the second stick should be
> /dev/sdb2. But mounting this device failed because it did not exist.

You cannot guess that, kernel decides which name to use. The next name kernel 
use would be /dev/sdc1 btw.

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