Mounting USB devices with stable names

[Mike McCarty]

Robin Laing wrote:
> Mike McCarty wrote:

[that he has device naming problems]

>> In any case, would some please give me advice on how to handle
>> the "floating" USB devices?
>>
>> Thanks very muchly for your time.
>>
>> Mike
> 
> 
> I label all my devices when I format them.  They then mount as 
> /media/{label name}.

You label your cameras and printers when you format them?

> Heck, I the same name comes up on Mac's as well.  I would have to ask my 
> wife or daughter.
> 
> All my SD cards and USB sticks are named so I know which is which if I 
> have more than one plugged in at a time.

That doesn't fix the fact that /etc/fstab has to point to a device
name, and that is a moving target. Sometimes I have to mount /dev/sda1
and sometimes /dev/sde1 and sometimes /dev/sdf1 for the same physical
device.

Mike
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