When you plug in the enclosure, messages from the kernel should show you what has been detected. If it a USB storage devices, it should identify which device the kernel assigned.
On Sep 28, 2017 6:25 PM, "Rich Shepard" <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote: > I have a HornetTek dual-bay external hard drive case (SATA II and USB 2 > which are adequate for my needs). There is only a single USB port. My web > searches taught me that some multi-drive external enclosures are > configurable to have the two drives in a RAID or work individually. I think > this model has that capability but the one-page 'manual' has no information > on that. I did not see a switch on the inside of the case so I assume being > able to mount each drive on a separate mount point is done with software. > > My searches for how to do this in linux found only information on > booting > a linux system from an external hard drive, using one disk or the other. > > I suppose that I could get the UID for each drive (they're now in > separate > enclosures which is why I want to consolidate them) and assign each to a > different /mnt/ subdirectory (e.g., the existing /mnt/hd/ and a new > /mnt/hd1/, each with a different nickname) if that would be the most > parsimonious way to do this. > > As always, I'm open to learning how best such things are done. > > TIA, > > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
