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How do I rename HDD? - Skywatch - 30th Jun, 2013 09:20 PM
Hi,
I just upgraded some of the packages and now have a fixed mount for the USB HDD. This is good. What isn't so good is that it now has 16 digit hex code for a name! At least USB0 was memorable! ;-)
I can rename it in XBMC/SYSTEM/File Manager but as soon as I hit 'done' it always reverts to it's hex code.
There's nothing in config on the SD card either. So, how do I change it to something more memorable?
Thanks
Skywatch.
See my profile for the set up.
Hmmm... Would it be safe to use NTFSLabel command and would it work on a USB attached drive?
RE: How do I rename HDD? - IriDium - 1st Jul, 2013 01:46 AM
Search and ye will find.
@Fred answered this in http://forum.xbian.org/thread-1031.html page 2.
Use a symbolic link
RE: How do I rename HDD? - Skywatch - 1st Jul, 2013 03:18 AM
Thanks for the response IriDium.
I am still on 1A5 and not 1B1, but the update obviously applies to both that caused this to happen.
Will doing a symbolic link also change it on SMB connections? They too see it with the new 'name'...
Thanks
skywatch
RE: How do I rename HDD? - IriDium - 1st Jul, 2013 03:42 AM
Then you've applied something or you are running a non standard Alpha5. Stock alpha5 has USB mounted at /media/usbx it's only beta1 that has USB mounted as media./usb<UID>
The SMB name should not be affected.
A symbolic link is described here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link
It's like having Muv or 555-12345678 on your phone. It's both the same thing as far as the phone goes, ditto linux. If you address /media/usb-1234567689 it's the same as media/usb/xxxx depending on how you set up the link.
RE: How do I rename HDD? - mk01 - 1st Jul, 2013 10:47 AM
(30th Jun, 2013 09:20 PM)Skywatch Wrote: I just upgraded some of the packages and now have a fixed mount for the USB HDD. This is good. What isn't so good is that it now has 16 digit hex code for a name! At least USB0 was memorable! ;-)
we can do an auto-symlink during mounting with only partition LABEL in name. ... if this is problem.
btw: functionality which takes mountpoint name from /etc/fstab (if record present) and uses this is still there.
you can put into /etc/fstab:
Code:
UUID=2423423-4324234-24-234234 /media/usb ext4/xxx noatime,rw,... 0 0
or
LABEL=my_label .....
or even old fashioned (and no recommended - if you are using more than one ext disk)
/dev/sdaX ....RE: How do I rename HDD? - Skywatch - 2nd Jul, 2013 07:22 PM
Hi and thanks for the replies.
If it is a non-standard install I don't know how it happened. I just updated via xbian-config and then apt-get update. That's all.
It is a problem and will get worse as more disks are added to the system.
It would be good to have an option to add a NAME to a drive in set up or something so that this doesn't happen. I do like the fixed mount idea though and can see it will have advantages.
Ideally the drive would have the same name whether it is 'seen' from Xbian or via a SMB share.
I might try your ideas later on today if I get the time.
Thanks
Skywatch