On 2009-04-16, Nenhum_de_Nos <math...@eternamente.info> wrote: > that I was known, I just want to be sure it won't die out of a sudden.
In my experience with flash-based storage, it's *far* more likely to die from something totally unrelated to the number of write cycles. I had 64MB CF in use for years, which were still going when PSU components failed (cards are dated 2003, they were in production use on nameservers until at least 2007). I had new modern CF die within months, with far fewer writes. I think you'll see more benefit from spending a bit of time finding a non crappy vendor, than working out ways to reduce writes. Unless what you are *actually* aiming for is to be able to mount read-only to avoid problems with unclean starts, which I don't remember mentioned in this thread, but is the main reason I'd try and arrange things so I don't write to "disk". > bob, sorry, I can't help you there. meh, netboot... but then you'll wear out the ethernet cables! can't ever win, can you...
