Linux – Refresh /dev/sdx list

You can do it by using this simple one way command, which uses the /proc/modules and /sys virtual filesystems:

cat /proc/modules | cut -f 1 -d " " | while read module; do \
 echo "Module: $module"; \
 if [ -d "/sys/module/$module/parameters" ]; then \
  ls /sys/module/$module/parameters/ | while read parameter; do \
   echo -n "Parameter: $parameter --> "; \
   cat /sys/module/$module/parameters/$parameter; \
  done; \
 fi; \
 echo; \
done

You will obtain an output like this:

...
...
Module: vboxnetadp

Module: vboxnetflt

Module: vboxdrv
Parameter: force_async_tsc --> 0

Module: binfmt_misc

Module: uinput

Module: fuse
Parameter: max_user_bgreq --> 2047
Parameter: max_user_congthresh --> 2047

Module: md_mod
Parameter: new_array --> cat: /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array: Permission denied
Parameter: start_dirty_degraded --> 0
Parameter: start_ro --> 0

Module: loop
Parameter: max_loop --> 0
Parameter: max_part --> 0

Module: kvm_intel
Parameter: emulate_invalid_guest_state --> N
Parameter: ept --> Y
Parameter: fasteoi --> Y
Parameter: flexpriority --> Y
Parameter: nested --> N
Parameter: ple_gap --> 0
Parameter: ple_window --> 4096
Parameter: unrestricted_guest --> Y
Parameter: vmm_exclusive --> Y
Parameter: vpid --> Y
Parameter: yield_on_hlt --> Y

Module: kvm
Parameter: allow_unsafe_assigned_interrupts --> N
Parameter: ignore_msrs --> N
Parameter: min_timer_period_us --> 500

Module: tpm_infineon

Module: joydev

Module: snd_hda_codec_hdmi
Parameter: static_hdmi_pcm --> N
...
...

Hope this helps.

You may want to use /dev/disk/by-id or /dev/disk/by-uuid/ instead. These never change for a given device, whatever /dev/sdXX your pluggable drives have.