Doug Ambrisko wrote: > | The issue is that the MTBF for IDE CDROM drives is very > | low, comparatively, when they are forced to a continuous > | duty cycle. This was discuseed two years ago, and I don't > | think the situation has improved any. 8-(. > > Actually 2 years ago it got much better to be a non-issue. 4 years > ago with IDE CD-ROMs it was sketchy. ... but what do I know being > responsible for manufacturing systems based on FreeBSD mounting root > via a CD-ROM in a dirty and hostile environment?
Hey, Doug! I was basing my statement on the inability to use CDROMs for InterJets, which would have resolved the late-binding install issue for us. 8-). What's the MTBF for a CDROM being used as a swap backing store for program files and a root FS these days? -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
