On Thu, 2007-02-22 at 09:56 -0500, Steve Kleene wrote: > When I tested gnome on my recent etch install, I noticed that it mounted my > USB flash drive on /dev/sdc1. So when I run from a command line under fvwm > (most of the time), I also mount the flash on sdc1. So that I wouldn't have > to remember the drive name, I did the following: > > cd /dev; ln -s /dev sdc1 flash > > I've done this for years, and it works fine. Now, though, every time I boot, > the /dev/flash link disappears. And recently, /dev/sdc1 disappeared too. > Now if I recreate sdc1 with mknod, it functions fine, but it disappears after > any reboot. There are plenty of other symbolic links that came with the > system (e.g. cdrom -> hda), and they don't disappear. > > What's going on? Are device files checked against some official registry and > deleted if they're unrecognized?
HAL and UDEVD. They auto create and remove device files as needed. If you want a symlink for "flash" you will need to read up on how to write rules for the system... right now its ugly in my opinion... but doable. http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html Hope this helps. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
