On 2013-04-07 22:29 (GMT+1000) Basil Chupin composed:
Robert Klein wrote:
lynn wrote:
Can I change it to something more readable?
If it is an ext[234]fs do a
tunefs -L myname /dev/sdXY
as root where myname is the name you want to to displayed (<= 16 characters), X is the drive letter and Y the partition number.
Is this a permanent change or does one need to run this everytime the device is being mounted?
It lasts until you reformat or run tune2fs -L again. IOW, it has the same persistence as a UUID. Creating a volume label here at mkfs time is standard procedure: mkfs -t ext# -L memorablelabel devicename. If at installation time any formatting is done or new partition created, I assign a volume label then, _and_ during installation I specify mounting by label for all partitions with native filesystems. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org