Ohh, sorry, I got my apps mixed up...
I (personally) use autofs in conjunction with udev-rules (ala
http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html ), which contributed to a mix
up in my thinking... But yes, unfortunately that does require 2.6 kernel
IIRC.
Sorry again :(
On 6/6/06, Chuck Hast <wchast@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/6/06, Possum <vegetableblood@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm surprised nobody has mentioned autofs
> >
> > http://freshmeat.net/projects/autofs/
> >
> > And here's a how-to for the faint-hearted:
> >
> > http://www.linux-consulting.com/Amd_AutoFS/autofs.html
> >
> > Personally, I have autofs configured to identify the device by the
> > name/description it sends to the computer (the name you can see with
> dmesg,
> > like "USB Mass Storage"). It will automatically create a symlink to
> > whatever the device is and call them, i.e., /dev/usb0, /dev/psp,
> > /dev/camera, etc. Furthermore, I have it set to automatically mount
> said
> > device every time I try to access whatever directory it is to be mounted
> on.
> >
> > It's a useful little tool so you don't have to deal with your usb
> devices
> > being mapped to /dev/sdr or w/e.
> >
>
> Ahh, hmmm how can I make a serial device into a file system... I do not
> think that will work.
>
> I need something similar for serial ports though. It is looking like I may
> have to move a bunch of machines from 2.4 to 2.6 in order to do it though.
>
> It is just sort of incredable that this has not come up, with the old
> serial ports
> ttyS0 was always the same physical port, but with USB serial ports if you
> have
> multiple devices they come up any old way they feel like it. Todays
> ttyUSB0
> maybe tomorrows ttyUSB3.... B-b
>
> Lord help you if you plug another usb serial port into your machine, it is
> like
> a instantanious card reshuffle.... Last time I did that, the new
> port became
> ttyUSB0 and the device on ttyUSB0 got moved to ttyUSB2...
>
>
>
> --
> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT --
> To paraphrase my flight instructor;
> "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
> out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
> and twisted metal."
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