-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 John L Fjellstad wrote: > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Now that is a good reason. AFAIK, as of the newer kernels (forget >> which release) all drives are now sdX, so this issue becomes moot. I >> can see why UUID is a good idea, but a LABEL is much easier to read. > > Well, my Kubuntu system runs 2.6.20 and havs everything as sdX (when it > was hdX before), and my Debian system runs 2.6.18 and still has hdX, > some somewhere in-between. > > Problem with labels is if the label is not set at format time, what > should the system set the label as? Some random string? Label is not a > required setting when you format the partition. >
Yes, I believe it is the 2.6.20 that changed it. As for labels, no they are not required, but quite easy to change with e2label and then when you click Storage Devices in Konqueror, you'll see the names of the HD partitions instead of just the size. Much easier to find what you're looking for that way. Some distributions do require labels at format time, or at least they did. I wouldn't really know what the later versions of Fedora do, because I don't use it. But when I was hunting for a Distro that suited me, I did run across it. Note, the only reason I pointed out Konqueror is because I know you use it, otherwise you wouldn't be running Kubuntu. Or are you a real geek who just uses the CLI all the time? No, if that were the case you wouldn't be using Kubuntu in the first place. Couldn't resist the poke there. Sorry. (not really) :) Joe - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGLycYiXBCVWpc5J4RAuuhAJ4zF4ivQKWBU/Y5up/AePowcBmP3QCgy/zE iaIGkSCR7V+416ynY7ET6ps= =Bp3R -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
