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What's the difference between 'no caching page mode present' and 'assuming drive cache. write through.'

Post-POST, post-BIOS screen, post-GRUB; when I boot Debian with a SD card or USB stick plugged in, one of the first things to pop up on the screen (so quickly that usually I don't even notice) looks a ...
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Choosing a device name under /dev from the kernel command line

I am booting CentOS via a USB install. The boot method is simply booting the ISO from GRUB2 installed on the USB Key. The USB key always gets the "name" /dev/sda. Can I change that name from the ...