problem with pendrive

minm · 09-05-2004, 02:15 PM

Hi, igot as far as my computer understanding the pen drive, but the thing is it changes it's path each time i put it in the USB then unplugg it, first it's /dev/sda then /dev/sdb then dev/sdc

kinda sucks cause i always have to change the /etc/fstab so it will recognize it..

How can i make it so i don't have to manually make it read it

Thanks

Tinkster · 09-05-2004, 02:18 PM

Do you unmount the drive before unplugging it?
I can't think of a good reason why it (the hot-plug
system) shouldn't notice the drive going away
other than the kernel assuming it's still there.

Cheers,
Tink

minm · 09-05-2004, 02:27 PM

no i don't unmount it :\

Tinkster · 09-05-2004, 02:34 PM

That makes it a do-it-yourself problem, I guess ...
And the solution is quite obvious...
a) manually unmount before removing.
b) write a script that interacts with the hot-plug
system and forcefully unmounts it when it's
gone ... but really, just pulling it is bad practice.

Cheers,
Tink

minm · 09-05-2004, 02:37 PM

wow, that really went past my head lol