RE: Running on usb flash

[Brian Platt]

Thanks

I've added


# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#
proc/proc   procdefaults0   0
/dev/sda2   /   ext3errors=remount-ro,noatime 0   1
/dev/sda1   /boot   ext2defaults,noatime0   2
/dev/sda6   /home   ext3defaults,noatime0   2
/dev/sda5   noneswapsw  0   0

to fstab, is it worth minimzing or disabling swap? 

I've just bought some decent fast kingston drives, like you say it's not worth 
the risk using cheap drives.

Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 22:03:20 +0200
Subject: Re: Running on usb flash
From: bjohv...@gmail.com
To: brianpl...@hotmail.com
CC: debian-arm@lists.debian.org

I've run several devices from usb flash for years and have always followed the 
advice of Martin Michlmayr to use -noatime. Through the years I've had a few 
crashes, but they have consistently been on cheap usb devices. My advice is to 
use noatime and sandisk memory, other measures give little in return. 

/B
(Skickat från min mobiltelefon, därför kanske något kortfattat.)
On Sep 1, 2012 9:55 PM, "Brian Platt"  wrote:





I'm running lenny on my nslu2 on a usb flash stick and found a few guides on 
how to reduce wear and tear on it but not sure which ones are upto 
date/relevant. Could someone have a look at these and let me know what ones I 
should be doing is seems ott to do them all.


http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/linux-on-flash.html
http://wiki.pcprobleemloos.nl/my_debian_linux_on_the_nslu2_installation_and_configuration_guide/#preventing_flash_writes_reduce_wear_on_flash_memory

http://www.rawsontetley.org/ref_slug.html


  
  

Re: Running on usb flash

[Björn Wetterbom]

I've run several devices from usb flash for years and have always followed
the advice of Martin Michlmayr to use -noatime. Through the years I've had
a few crashes, but they have consistently been on cheap usb devices. My
advice is to use noatime and sandisk memory, other measures give little in
return.

/B

(Skickat från min mobiltelefon, därför kanske något kortfattat.)
On Sep 1, 2012 9:55 PM, "Brian Platt"  wrote:

>  I'm running lenny on my nslu2 on a usb flash stick and found a few guides
> on how to reduce wear and tear on it but not sure which ones are upto
> date/relevant. Could someone have a look at these and let me know what ones
> I should be doing is seems ott to do them all.
>
> http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/linux-on-flash.html
>
> http://wiki.pcprobleemloos.nl/my_debian_linux_on_the_nslu2_installation_and_configuration_guide/#preventing_flash_writes_reduce_wear_on_flash_memory
> http://www.rawsontetley.org/ref_slug.html
>
>
>