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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: mount: "special device /dev/hdc does not exist". What does
this mean?
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:27:26 +0300
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Dale wrote:
> Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
>> Dale wrote:
>>> [...]
>>> Question, if I were to label mine and then boot from a Gentoo or any
>>> other bootable CD, would those labels still be there?
>>
>> The labels are part of the file system; they're always there. For
>> example, when booting the 2007.0 LiveDVD (which uses the legacy
>> drivers, meaning /dev/hd* instead of /dev/sd*) the labels are there
>> and I can mount /dev/disk/by-label/GentooRoot just fine.
>
> Keeeewl. Now to see what I can screw up. o_O
I should mention here the old Indian* saying: "If it ain't broke, don't
fix it."
*OK, it's not Indian, but you get the idea.