Ron Johnson wrote:
Since the "drive letter" of removable devices is subject to change, I now use UUID values in /etc/fstab instead of /dev/sd??. (Except for /boot and /.) # blkid /dev/sdXY # vi /etc/fstab (Replace /dev/sdXY with UUID="<long string>") Also, if you have hal installed, GNOME & KDE should automagically handle removable devices for you.
UUIDs are helpful if you have a known set of devices you wish to use. I just let gnome handle the mounting (I think it uses hal to do it) and unmount it with pumount. Once I have disabled nautilus from opening a window whenever a removable device is mounted, the process becomes terminal friendly. Plugin, cd, do_stuff, pumount, without ever having to reach out for the mouse.