I would love to see a howto in the wiki on setting up a CF based system. -J
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:24:50 +0900, Adam Charrett <a...@dvbstreamer.org> wrote: > On Mon, February 23, 2009 7:18 pm, Roy Wood wrote: >> The HTPC I'm setting up is going to run primarily from a >> compact-flash/IDE drive. The OS (Ubuntu) will be installed to the >> CF/IDE drive, and all the movie, TV, music files will be on external >> drives. >> >> Given that the CF/IDE drive is limited in its available storage, I'd >> like to make sure Freevo writes as little data there as possible. So >> far, I've found the "OVERLAY_DIR" setting in local_conf.py, which >> sounds as if it controls where all the fxd files are stored. I'm not >> sure what else Freevo stores in /home/freevo, or how to redirect that >> (if possible). >> >> Anyone have any advice on what to look at to minimize writing to >> /home/freevo and anywhere else on the main file system? I know there >> are a couple of environment variables that are relevant, too-- is >> there a comprehensive list anywhere? >> >> Thanks... >> > > This is exactly the setup I've been using for several years now. > I have a 2GB CF card with Ubuntu on and a 400GB disk for movies and > livepause buffer. I've not had any problems with freevo writing too much > data and have left the overlay directory setting alone with out issue. > > The great advantage of having a system like this is you can get it > running > then take a disk image quickly and easily by putting the CF card into a > reader and dumping the entire disk to your main computer. This is > especially useful when you decided to upgrade/tinker and break something > :-) and then its just a matter of switching in a backup CF card or > reimaging the card from the working copy. As you can guess I've had to do > this on several occasions when I've tried to 'improve' the system ... > > Cheers > > Adam > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San > Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the > Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source > participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: > SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
