2007/1/18, Michael Towers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Michel Di Croci wrote: > > http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_ArchLinux_on_a_USB_key > > > > I will fill the missing section when I come back at home tonight. > > > > Michel > > > > I don't think anyone has mentioned this yet, but I wonder about the > effect on the lifetime of the usb key if it is used in this way. They > support only a limited number of write cycles, and I guess running a > normal linux system could be quite a challenge (though I have no > concrete data on this). > > A system designed for a live CD would perhaps be more appropriate (as it > is designed for a read-only medium)? You can also fit more stuff onto it > than using the 'straight' method because it is compressed. Of course > persistent writing is not quite as straightforward as with a 'straight' > system, but that's the compromise. > > The last time I tested larch on a usb key it worked pretty well - it > seemed pretty fast, too. I also have a media player running larch from > compact flash card, and am quite happy with it.
Yes, using copy-on-write filesustem on USB is way better for its lifetime. -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич) _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
