Re: [Soekris] CF card and fast filesystem corruption

2011-08-26 Thread C. Bensend
> Hi Joel, > > On 26/08/11 06:00, Joel jaeggli wrote: >>> But we are getting filesystem corruption errors quite quickly, even >>> without significant fs activity. Error is usually >>> "htree_dirblock_to_tree: bad entry in directory #", but we begin to >>> get "ext3_lookup: deleted inode refer

Re: [Soekris] *BSD vs Linux

2011-04-13 Thread C. Bensend
> For me its a personal preference of pf over iptables and OpenBSD being > very light weight out of the box compared to the Linux distros I use > regularly. I also run OpenBSD on my Soekris units. It is a very compact install, allowing me to install the full OS including X (not to use, just for

[Soekris] 5501 available in the US?

2008-10-10 Thread C. Bensend
Hey folks, I've heard mention on the list that a new batch of 5501s has hit the shops. Are any available in the US? The US online shop shows them all out of stock still, but the Europe shop shows them available. I'd really like to get a 5501-70 with case on order, but I'm not sure if I'm

Re: [Soekris] Weatherproof case for 4801?

2008-01-30 Thread C. Bensend
> I'm looking for a weatherproof box to mount a 4801 in (I only need one > ethernet but I do need the USB for this application) - does anybody have > any suggestions? We mount APs at various client sites in the following: http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/weatherproof_wireless_enclosure.php#ex W

Re: [Soekris] 4501 + OpenBSD -STABLE: fast installs, slowwwwwww upgrades

2007-08-27 Thread C. Bensend
> That's because openbsd mounts the filesystem in asychronous mode on > install > (like linux ext2fs runs all the time) but does not on upgrade (so that > you don't potentially lose significant amounts of data in a crash) > > If you aren't using asychronous mounts, a lot more data gets written whe

[Soekris] 4501 + OpenBSD -STABLE: fast installs, slowwwwwww upgrades

2007-08-26 Thread C. Bensend
Hey folks, I have a 4501 running the latest ComBIOS (1.31b), booting OpenBSD 4.1-STABLE on a CF card. Everything works great. However, something I'm very curious about... When I choose the (I)nstall option in the OpenBSD installer, I can install a new -STABLE build of the OS from the CF