On Mon, 2021-11-29 at 22:47 -0600, Dale wrote: > Now if I can figure out how to reset the list of /dev/sd* names that > are lurking about and inconsistent, that would be like striking > gold. Every time I hook up my external drive, it gets a different > sd* name. It does the same on the SD cards from my trail cameras too > but I can auto mount those.
I'd suggest using the UUIDs for the disks (acquired via the blkid command) and adding them to your /etc/fstab ... That's always been my solution to commonly-connected-but-never-permanently external disks. It won't ensure the same sd* name, but it will ensure that they get mounted consistently where you expect them to be.
