> If I understand you correctly, then udev should be able to > solve your problem. > > "udev allows Linux users to have a dynamic /dev directory > and it provides the ability to have persistent device > names." Thanks for the hint. I'm on Gentoo here, and udev gets discussed in the list from time to time. On the other hand, I'm not a great linux guru; I'm proud to have successfully configured and built my own kernel matching my audio setup; but udev is more difficult because it will cause problems, namely with the NVidia drivers I use (and I shouldn't use because it's not free software, of course ;-). Thanks for the hint anyway. Best regards ce