On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Adam Funk wrote: > I unplugged my USB SmartMedia card reader and plugged in a different > brand of the same thing. It now shows up as /dev/sdb (and /dev/sdb1) > but /dev/sda is still present (although useless). This is a minor > nuisance as I had to change /etc/fstab so I could mount it as a normal > user. What causes this and is there any way to control it? > >
I believe that issuing an "eject /dev/sda" before removing it will release sda from the pool, thereby making it available the next time the device is plugged in. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
