FAT partitions and UUID

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 13:11    Post subject: FAT partitions and UUID Reply with quote
Is it correct to say that FAT partitions by design would never carry UUID? Hence, they could never be used to mount as jffs nor opt in Services->USB?

BTW, other than a cold boot, could I restart some processes to remount all USB partitions properly (including jffs and opt)?


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 16:57    Post subject: Reply with quote
The automount feature always attempts to mount /opt (and I believe /jffs as well) w/ any partition having that label. So you don't necessarily *have* to use the UUID. Not unless perhaps there's some ambiguity, such as multiple partitions w/ the same label.

FWIW, I've built a script for the purposes of mounting USB drives based on either UUID or label (see my signature), where the automount feature just isn't adequate (particularly when using multiple USB drives). Perhaps this is what you're looking for.

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