Re: Hot-plugging USB storage devices.

[Iain Georgeson <iain@kremlinux.demon.co.uk>]

Roberto Sanchez <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es> writes:
>  --- Iain Georgeson <iain@kremlinux.demon.co.uk> escribió: 
> > I would prefer it
> > each device was always mounted in the same place - /camera for the
> > camera and /keychain for the keychain, for example. Is there any way
> > of doing this with usbmgr or something else like hotplug?
> 
> I don't get it.  Why not just do something like:
> 
> # ln -s /camera /keychain
> 
> [...] The only downside is that you would not be able to mount both
> devices at the same time.

That's a problem. I want to be able to plug the devices in in
whichever order and be able to

  cp -a /camera/dcim /keychain

for example

I could have a /storage0 and a /storage1 and remember which order they
got assigned, but it just isn't as nice.

        Iain.

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