On Sat, 7 Jul 2018 20:56:46 -0700 spiralofhope <spiralofh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I understand there are problems with USB sticks, but what's wrong with > that connection for a drive? (assuming cabling won't get kicked > out) This isn't Devuan-related, but as I had been given a flat dictate I did some research and hoped to bend an ear on this. What I can tell these are the main issues: - Storage reliability - Storage temperature (e.g. sustained-usage storage is not properly cooled and will cook) - Temperature of the USB area itself - Frail cabling or seating of the device - Device removal without unmounting/ejecting - Device removal while the device/area is hot So for a low-quality server, it seems to me that this is the chain: computer -> usb 3.1 -> drive (dock) The only problems I would have with this are: - Temperature of the USB area on the computer - eSata adapter or USB dock trustworthiness - Hard drive cooling (Is a passively-cooled vertical drive okay?) Am I missing something? With backups, I'd be fine with the above risks. Also, I reproduced a heat issue with the worst offender and worst conditions I could manage.. a shit usb 2.0 key in a 3.1 port situated above a battery. Heat issues were solved using either a cable or a hub. I can only guess why that worked.. -- An M.2 to SATA hack was mentioned, but basic searching for a simple conversion method came up dry. I'll keep that in mind for when I retire my low-end laptop and convert it into a torrent box. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
