Re: setting device for DVD drive
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 09:35:29PM -0500, Rob Owens wrote:
> I just replaced my old DVD drive on my Squeeze system. It used to show
> up as /dev/dvd (which may have been a symlink to another device -- I'm
> not sure). The new drive shows up as /dev/dvd3 which is a symlink to
> /dev/sr0.
>
> How can I change it back to /dev/dvd? All my dvd-related software (vlc,
> mplayer, etc) is looking for /dev/dvd. I'd rather change the device file
> for my new dvd drive than change the config for all of my software.
>
I found the answer myself. /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-cd.rules
controls those device names. In my case, I simply removed the file and
it was recreated on the next boot, but it returned my DVD drive to
/dev/dvd.
-Rob
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