[Eug-lug] usb floppy??

[Allen Brown]

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Bob Miller wrote:

> Max Lemieux wrote:
> 
> > Ah. Thanks for the correction. I've noticed that all USB storage devices 
> > (generally memory cards) load as /dev/sda, didn't think about floppies 
> > falling under that category. Guess I shouldn't complain unless I'm willing 
> > to rewrite usb-storage. ;)
> 
> If you have an external USB drive, a memory stick, an iPod, and a
> floppy, they ALL show up as /dev/sda.  Unless you have more than one
> plugged in at once, then the later ones are /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc, ...
> 
> This makes it hard to write scripts that access the transient
> peripherals -- their names keep changing.
> 
> You'll have the same problem when you use extra network interface in
> your laptop.  Mine has two built in, and I can see legitimate reasons
> for using three at once.
> 
> Is there any good solution?
> -- 
> Bob Miller                              K<bob>

The 2.6 kernel has a mechanism for dealing with this.  I don't
remember all the details.  But it involves providing more useful
information in the replacement for /proc.  Or something like that.
--
Allen Brown
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