Re: What determines which /dev/sd* a USB device becomes?

From: Andrew Perrin (clists_at_perrin.socsci.unc.edu)
Date: 08/02/04

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    Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 09:34:07 -0400 (EDT)
To: Adam Funk <a24061@yahoo.com>

    On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Adam Funk wrote:

    > I unplugged my USB SmartMedia card reader and plugged in a different
    > brand of the same thing. It now shows up as /dev/sdb (and /dev/sdb1)
    > but /dev/sda is still present (although useless). This is a minor
    > nuisance as I had to change /etc/fstab so I could mount it as a normal
    > user. What causes this and is there any way to control it?
    >
    >

    I believe that issuing an "eject /dev/sda" before removing it will release
    sda from the pool, thereby making it available the next time the device is
    plugged in.

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    Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
    Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu 

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