There is an easier solution, jc.
"man e2label"
Create labels for the mount points on these two drives. Then use the labels
in the /etc/fstab file like this:
LABEL=/usr /usr ext3 defaults 1 2
{^_^}
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey W Comer" <jwc0@xxxxxxxxx>
> I have a Toshiba notebook with two external drives - a Firewirre 30GB and
a
> USB 180GB.
>
> I use the USB maybe 1/3 of the time - it's a large box and too big to
carry
> around. The Firewire is much smaller and I use it maybe 2/3 of the time.
> It's ready for the road.
>
> When both are connected, at boot time the system sees the USB first and
places
> it at /dev/sda; the firewire then becomes /dev/sdb. But when only one is
> connected - the Firewire - it is loaded at /dev/sda.
>
> The filesystem on the firewire therefore sometimes shows up as /dev/sda5
and
> other times as /dev/sdb5, and this makes automount of that filesystem
> difficult.
>
> So - is there a way to force the system to always load the Firewire first,
> before USB, whether or not the USB is connected? Alternately, is there a
> trick one can use in mount or fstab to load this filesystem at the same
place
> every time?
