Re: UUID vs /dev
On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:20:17 +0100
Wackojacko <wackojacko32@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Joe Hart wrote:
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> > John L Fjellstad wrote:
> >> Joe Hart <j.hart@orange.nl> writes:
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> >>> 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.
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> Now, I run a self compiled kernel and still have a HDD showing up as
Same here; I'm running a self-compiled 2.6.20 and everything is hdX.
Celejar
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