[Gllug] Bootable USB backup like OS X dmg?

Nix nix at esperi.org.uk
Mon May 30 10:59:31 UTC 2011


On 30 May 2011, Steve Parker outgrape:
> It depends on the type of machine, and what you are trying to achieve.
> For a PC, then yes, the dynamic way in which the current Linux kernel
> and udev works is great. With more than one NIC, there is no guarantee
> that they will both be detected as eth0/eth1 respectively on different
> boots.

udev has been able to bind names to network interfaces by MAC for many
years (following which those names will not change), and has had a rule
generator to automate that process after first boot for almost as long.
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