Greetings all,
inspired by several contributors (phoenix, vermaden), running part of the OS from flash, I decided to attempt the same in my upcoming update from 7.1 to 8.1. My initial idea was to use two mirrored 4GB CF USB drives - 512MB for / and 3.5GB for /usr. Visit to my local Fry's revealed a sale on 8GB Patriot CF USB, making them cheaper than any of the 4GB versions sold.
I am now wondering, if it would be advisable to install additional file-system/var, /tmp, swap on the CF. My concern stems from the fact that unlike the / and /usr, which are fairly static, the remaining file-systems are dynamic. Consequently, I am worried about:
1. the speed of the USB interface compared to the SATA interface;
2. the potential errors due to repeated read-write to the CF, which, as I understand will eventually occur.
I would appreciate any comments from anyone familiar with these issues.
Kindest regards,
M
inspired by several contributors (phoenix, vermaden), running part of the OS from flash, I decided to attempt the same in my upcoming update from 7.1 to 8.1. My initial idea was to use two mirrored 4GB CF USB drives - 512MB for / and 3.5GB for /usr. Visit to my local Fry's revealed a sale on 8GB Patriot CF USB, making them cheaper than any of the 4GB versions sold.
I am now wondering, if it would be advisable to install additional file-system/var, /tmp, swap on the CF. My concern stems from the fact that unlike the / and /usr, which are fairly static, the remaining file-systems are dynamic. Consequently, I am worried about:
1. the speed of the USB interface compared to the SATA interface;
2. the potential errors due to repeated read-write to the CF, which, as I understand will eventually occur.
I would appreciate any comments from anyone familiar with these issues.
Kindest regards,
M