On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 19:32 -0700, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 02:43:31PM -0500, Christian Convey wrote: > > Hey guys, > > > > I'm considering installing the 'udev' package as part of my Sarge 2.6 > > installation. My motivation is that I'm often baffled when trying to > > figure out which USB device is associated with USB devices I plug in. > > > > Is there a general concensus about whether udev makes life better or worse? > > Don't know about a "general concensus" but I'm quite happy with udev's > operation and having consistent device names for my USB and Firewire > devices.
What kind of names? Can you give some examples? When I insert a pen drive, for example, /var/log/syslog says that it is /dev/sdc1 instead of something devfs-like /dev/usb/port01/drive01/part01. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I can't make you have an abortion, but you can *make* me pay child support for 18 years? However, if I want the child (and all the expenses that entails) for the *rest*of*my*life*, and you don't want it for 9 months, tough luck???
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