On 4/21/2011 8:40 AM, 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?
There is no way to predict what the /dev/sd* names will be. You *could* watch tail -f /var/log/messages for the device names as they appear, The real answer is "don't use those names" they are a hold-over from days gone by when disk drives were fixed things that never moved or changed for the life of a machine. Instead there are a few different ways to identify a disk today. One, easiest, is rely on the automounter and just look in: /media/<volume name> That will be the already-mounted filesystem, not a device or link to a device. Or, to find the devices for the disk and any partitions: look under any/all of the following, depending on your preference: /dev/disk/by-id /dev/disk/by-path /dev/disk/by-uuid The same devices will appear under all 3 of those. You use whichever is most convenient for you. -- bkw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org