On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 03:18:20PM +0100, Martin Marcher wrote: > Hello, > > being relatively new to obsd I have the problem of finding the right doc > parts. > > What I'm looking for are starting points to read about what to do when > RO mounting the root fs (and all other parts) especially on CF-media. > > So my ultimate target would be to: > > * mount as much as possible RO > * still have system logging available (nfs mounting, logserver, > whatever suits best - any pointers welcome) > * main concern is exhaustion of write cycles on CF media > > usage of the box will be a home router in the first place and probably > expanding to a file server and pxe boot server with usb drives > attached to it for storage. > > I am familiar with general (linux) process of RO mounting partitions > but I don't have any experience with CF cards and read that it's > probably best to RO mount CF-media. Forgive me the missing/wrong > terminology but I found just too much infos/howtos with differing tips > on wether to care about write cycles or not, or special needs to take > care of with CF media.
I did not bother. I just installed openbsd to a CF normally, set syslog to log to memory buffers (not really because of write cycles but to avoid filling my 256M CF card) and it's been working just fine for a few years. Your experience may vary, but since you need to have backups anyway, is it so bad to possibly have to replace a CF card after many years? -- Jussi Peltola
