Re: Hot-plugging USB storage devices.

From: Iain Georgeson (iain_at_kremlinux.demon.co.uk)
Date: 08/31/03

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    Roberto Sanchez <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es> writes:
    > --- Iain Georgeson <iain@kremlinux.demon.co.uk> escribió:
    > > I would prefer it
    > > each device was always mounted in the same place - /camera for the
    > > camera and /keychain for the keychain, for example. Is there any way
    > > of doing this with usbmgr or something else like hotplug?
    >
    > I don't get it. Why not just do something like:
    >
    > # ln -s /camera /keychain
    >
    > [...] The only downside is that you would not be able to mount both
    > devices at the same time.

    That's a problem. I want to be able to plug the devices in in
    whichever order and be able to

      cp -a /camera/dcim /keychain

    for example

    I could have a /storage0 and a /storage1 and remember which order they
    got assigned, but it just isn't as nice.

            Iain. 

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