When is /etc/fstab going to support this?
#Or if you have several printers of the same type connected your
> computer you need a way of identifying them.
/dev/ttyS0 and /dev/lp0
>Or for ethernet adapters:
> because each is connected to a different network, so you need to assign
> different IP addresses to them.
>
I haven't seen anything assign ethX assign a certain order, except for
ordered module loading, and then if there are multiple devices with the same
driver, the order is chosen by bus scanning order, or module option.
> Actually most USB harddisks, printers and network adapters have unique serial
> number (you have to be careful though as some claim to have a serial number,
> but it is not unique).
>
How different do you expect this new driver model to be?
Does anyone know if devfs will, or has any plans to support any of the above
features?
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