Re: /cdrom vs. /media/cdrom
From: Joey Hess (joey_at_shcircuit.com)
Date: 07/22/04
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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:01:04 -0400 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 11:29:13AM +0200, Frank Uepping wrote:
> on Sarge there are many duplicating mount points for peripherals,
> like:
> /cdrom
> /cdrom0
> /floppy
> /media/cdrom
> /media/cdrom0
> /media/floppy
> etc.
>
> Why are the duplicates?
> What is the preferred mount point / or /media for peripherals?
> Is there any document about this issue?
/media is introduced in newer versions of the FHS to have a place to put
mount points without cluttering up the root directory.
/media/cdrom is a link to /media/cdrom0, or could be switched to point to whatever other cdrom you typically use, like /media/cdrom1.
/cdrom is a legacy link to /media/cdrom to make a few programs that hardcode
/cdrom continue to work since we don't have time to track them all down and
fix them for the sarge release.
/cdrom0 was created by buggy versions of discover1, but this is fixed
in current sarge.
/floppy is not created by current installs of sarge
Recent versions of the install may also set up /media/usb mount points
for usb storage devices.
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