Re: Problem with usb-storage and /dev/sd?

From: DervishD
Date: Fri Aug 12 2005 - 17:12:06 EST


Hi Pete :)

* Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@xxxxxxxxxx> dixit:
> > Which label will a random USB stick have?
> GUID, I presume. Ask Andries Brouwer, he hacked on that, IIRC.
> Actually msdos has on-disk format for user-settable labels in
> the way analoguous to tune2fs -L label. I just do not know if
> our implementation recognizes them.

My vfat's in my MP3 player and the USB stick doesn't have a
label, at least not one usable by 'mount' (which only uses ext2/3
labels and xfs labels AFAIK).

Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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