On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:37 -0800 (PST) [email protected] wrote:
> The serial and model number of the hard disk controller chip can also work > for unique ID if you need it. It's guaranteed to be unique under SATA/ATA > spec (or it doesn't comply with the standard). Guess what - they are not always unique. Almost but not quite. In many ways it doesn't matter. A 128 bit random number UUID generated when you install the software on the Linux end is going to be statistically adequate for the foreseeable lifetime of the planet and likewise the odds of hitting a pair of identically numbered devices is remote. Alan _______________________________________________ Moblin dev Mailing List [email protected] To manage or unsubscribe from this mailing list visit: http://lists.moblin.org/listinfo/dev or your user account on http://moblin.org once logged in. For more information on the Moblin Developer Mailing lists visit: http://moblin.org/community/mailing-lists
