[CentOS] Trying to understand USB HD configuration

Thank you...

Todd

On 6/1/2011 1:13 PM, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
> Todd Cary wrote:
>> When I turn on the USB drive, it comes up with the name disk-1,
>> so I assume that somewhere that has been assigned.
>>
>> Todd
>>
>> On 6/1/2011 10:58 AM, Joseph L. Casale wrote:
>>>> I would like to reset the table so that
>>>> "disk" is the USB drive and delete the data that is now on my
>>>> main drive.
>>> It's been a while since I paid attention to this, but afaik the directory
>>> under media is the volume name of the disc, with the exception you
>>> found, if that directory exists. Move it to a new name, so that directory
>>> does not initially exist.
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> Disconnect your USB drive and as root delete /media/.hal-mtab file. That
> file holds dir names for all USB drives. It will be recreated when you
> attach new USB drive.
>
> Ljubomir
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