>A compact flash uses a lot less energy than a hard drive - especially since it is only needed for loading and backup. I write protect mine with software after boot up.
Very true. No router should have a running HD in it. However with hdsupp you can spin the HD down after boot. I use the following script to accomplish this which I believe has been posted here before: #! /bin/sh # Script to spin down hard drive # /etc/init.d/spindown RCDLINKS="2,S98" # Spin it down then. /usr/sbin/hdparm -y /dev/hda exit 0 As far as securing this, I don't know that you can disable a HD until the next boot, so the flash drive has an advantage there. (Although if someone has gotten that far, couldn't they circumvent your write protection?) When running backups, or mounting /dev/hda1, it spins back up on its own. Remember to run this script when you are done backing up etc... - Bob Coffman ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes Want to be the first software developer in space? Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7393&alloc_id=16281&op=click ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
