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Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:19 pm**

Puppy installed at hdd - /dev/sde3
Before, when hdd name was - /dev/sdb3 all worked good.

root@devuan:/home/freeartist-devuan# lsblk
NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
fd0      2:0    1     4K  0 disk 
sda      8:0    0 186.3G  0 disk 
├─sda1   8:1    0  10.5G  0 part 
├─sda2   8:2    0     1K  0 part 
├─sda5   8:5    0  29.3G  0 part 
├─sda6   8:6    0  48.8G  0 part 
├─sda7   8:7    0  48.8G  0 part 
└─sda8   8:8    0  48.8G  0 part 
sdb      8:16   0   149G  0 disk 
├─sdb1   8:17   0  70.3G  0 part 
├─sdb2   8:18   0     4G  0 part 
└─sdb3   8:19   0  74.7G  0 part 
sdc      8:32   0 223.6G  0 disk 
├─sdc1   8:33   0  72.3G  0 part /
├─sdc2   8:34   0  72.3G  0 part 
├─sdc3   8:35   0    75G  0 part 
├─sdc4   8:36   0     1K  0 part 
└─sdc5   8:37   0     4G  0 part [SWAP]
sdd      8:48   0 149.1G  0 disk 
├─sdd1   8:49   0  70.3G  0 part 
├─sdd2   8:50   0   4.5G  0 part 
├─sdd3   8:51   0    50M  0 part 
└─sdd4   8:52   0  74.2G  0 part 
sde      8:64   0 931.5G  0 disk 
├─sde1   8:65   0  75.7G  0 part 
├─sde2   8:66   0     4G  0 part 
├─sde3   8:67   0 345.7G  0 part /home
├─sde4   8:68   0     1K  0 part 
└─sde5   8:69   0 506.1G  0 part 
sr0     11:0    1  1024M  0 rom

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root@devuan:/home/freeartist-devuan# blkid
/dev/sdd2: UUID="b6b16d67-2aab-43c1-bfc4-d948e4a270b5" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="6296eae2-02"
/dev/sdd3: LABEL="System Reserved" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="A0D6B4C7D6B49ECA" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="6296eae2-03"
/dev/sdd1: LABEL="NEW4" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="4E9E2ABD9E2A9E09" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="6296eae2-01"
/dev/sdd4: LABEL="NEW_10" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="A414D1AC14D1822A" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="6296eae2-04"
/dev/sdb2: UUID="a5633ead-0ebc-4f5b-b0fd-cd036aeb94f6" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="0002426d-02"
/dev/sdb3: UUID="c266328b-3853-45d6-b1e5-5e795370f40e" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="0002426d-03"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="86bd6cdd-1f9b-4b57-942e-c7ebbf42c0e4" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="0002426d-01"
/dev/sde2: UUID="34d1ae4c-5d37-4bb7-bdd4-ae5a95060504" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="907085ae-02"
/dev/sde5: LABEL="NEW5" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="3232708532704FB9" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="907085ae-05"
/dev/sde3: UUID="24c316e7-38e1-4db4-a0aa-ade09eea7782" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="907085ae-03"
/dev/sde1: UUID="5720e815-c048-427f-b2f8-c5bd6d68665b" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="907085ae-01"
/dev/sdc2: UUID="e4470a2b-7a42-4eee-9051-2f0ce31da08c" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="1f909dee-02"
/dev/sdc5: UUID="207cec6a-4917-4837-ae55-8c96f473d2f4" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="1f909dee-05"
/dev/sdc3: LABEL="10" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="B842FF8142FF42A4" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="1f909dee-03"
/dev/sdc1: UUID="db80be11-947e-4bc9-9eb0-278894b401a4" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="1f909dee-01"
/dev/sda7: LABEL="NEW_7" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="0EAC29DEAC29C157" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="3dd23dd1-07"
/dev/sda5: LABEL="NEW1" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="E498D01C98CFEADE" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="3dd23dd1-05"
/dev/sda1: LABEL="M-PM-^]M-PM->M-PM-2M-QM-^KM-PM-9 M-QM-^BM-PM->M-PM-<" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="064C49404C492BAD" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="3dd23dd1-01"
/dev/sda8: LABEL="NEW3" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="B8E45713E456D2EC" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="3dd23dd1-08"
/dev/sda6: LABEL="NEW2" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="E8802A87802A5C76" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="3dd23dd1-06"
root@devuan:/home/freeartist-devuan#

Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2024 6:09 pm**

@deepforest

I've seen from time to time that the USB drive name will change dependent on where it's plugged in.

How was this Puppy Linux installed? And you are sure it is on the correct partition?

Might be able to fix this by editing the boot stanza to use the partition UUID like:
/mnt/sde3 is UUID=24c316e7-38e1-4db4-a0aa-ade09eea7782

Using the UUID will eliminate the problem of the drive/partition changing it's mount point like /mnt/sba3 changing to mnt/sde3. The UUID will always remain the same.

Posted: **Fri Aug 23, 2024 9:17 pm**

I assume HDD is indicating the install is on a partition on a internal drive.

You did try to boot from a completely powered off and powered on condition?
This was not a reboot.

Posted: **Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:23 pm**

'sdX' type drive designations are transitory. They are re-provisioned every time you boot the machine. There is NO guarantee they will stay consistent between boots.

It is ALWAYS recommended to use UUID's instead of 'sdX' designators. UUID's WILL remain consistent between boots. They will remain consistent between machines.

The problem you are experiencing is exactly why UUID booting was created.

Posted: **Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:06 pm**

Besides UUID's, IF the partition has a label, then using LABEL=... is fine also.

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