[sclug] How to find which /dev/xxx a usb device is on?

Dr Adam Trickett adam.trickett at iredale.net
Sat Jun 21 16:47:14 UTC 2008


On Saturday 21 Jun 2008, John Stumbles wrote:
> Andy Hayward wrote:
> > Mount using the filesystem UUID instead of giving the device.
>
> OK, I've heard of UUIDs, and cryptsetup seems to have too. How do I find
> out the device UUID?
>
> Do memory cards (or memory card readers) have UUIDs too?

I think everything has a Unique ID, even cheap USB memory sticks.

-- 
Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK

Stupidity maintained long enough is a form of malice.
    -- Richard Bos's corollary
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