Re: Re: Linux-sony digest, Vol 1 #710 - 3 msgs

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hi,

On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 10:29:50PM -0400, Frank Edwards wrote:
> Unfortunately, this means that your device names can change depending on
> what's hooked up to the box.  I never understood why partition names
> aren't assigned to logical devices.  For example, on my circa 1986 Amiga
> each partition was assigned a label by the OS (such as "Work:") and the
> user could assign their own name as well (such as "Backup:").  Even if
> drives were re-ordered on the scsi bus, they kept their user-assigned
> names the same and if the user only used those names, they were isolated
> from configuration changes on the machine.

in devfs: /dev/scsi/hostX/busX/targetX/lunX/{disc|cd|generic|partX}
same for ide, just replace scsi with ide ;)

i can't understand why so few people use devfs, it solves not only this,
but a whole other heap of 'flaws' of the old /dev-system.....

fake

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1024D/6238BB8F          Thomas Jakobi (fake) <[email protected]>
Fingerprint:            B80D AC08 9D30 6394 D5D4   1B9A 4DE3 7D52 6238 BB8F

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