On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 11:49:49AM -0500, Owen Heisler wrote: > On Sat, 2006-05-13 at 06:56 -0700, Tony Godshall wrote: > [...] > > > > A side note/tip: It can be good to mount these types of > > drives with -o sync. I've pulled out my usb flash drive by > > mistake before it was really done because without option > > sync cp and mv would return as soon as the operation was > > queued. > Unless you want significant better performance. I really like being > able to work off of floppies and usb drives quickly with async set. You > can mess around all you want, and then when you're done unmount and > watch Linux throw it all on!
You also minimize writes to the device with async--which can be an issue in the lifespan of some older/cheaper drives I've heard. -- Christopher Nelson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Earn cash in your spare time -- blackmail your friends. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
