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Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:06:16 +0200 (CEST)
From: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@gmx.de>
To: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: Problem with usb-storage and /dev/sd?
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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005, Pete Zaitcev wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:49:28 +0200, Bodo Eggert <harvested.in.lkml@7eggert.dyndns.org> wrote:
> 
> > Which label will a random USB stick have?
> 
> GUID, I presume.

A global unique ID won't work out to make all USB mass storage devices
appear under a common mountpoint, especially if it is recreated while
"formating" it.

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