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. -- see shy jo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
