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>> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:47:27 +0000, Martin Rogers
>> <fromastlinux-us...@mhr.me.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Michael Keuter wrote:
>>>>> Michael Keuter wrote:
>>>>>>> Since upgrading to 0.6.2, partitioning my flash disk and running
>>>>>>> genunion I am now not only able to make ordinary configuration
>>> changes
>>>>>>> sticky but the root password too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The trouble is however that if your mobo only supports a single
> hard
>>>>>>> disk channel, having multiple partitions does not really help. If
>>> the rw
>>>>>>> partition wears out it might as well all be on the same partition
>>>>> >> anyway, as the whole flash module will need changing.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > You have still the possiblity to use an extra USB-Stick for the
>>>>> > Keydisk (genkd script).
>>>>> I was not aware that it was possible to make the root password sticky
>>>>> using genkd, perhaps I missed something. I understood this needed
>>>>> genunion. Genunion on a USB-stick was a non starter for me - the
>>>>> USB-stick could not be detected at boot-up. Possibly a timing issue.
>>>> No that's the wrong way. Before running genunion
>>>> run genkd /dev/sdÃ
(your USB-Stick).
>>>> Check with "fdisk -l". Reboot then.
>>>> Now run genunion and at the second question say "NO". Reboot again.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.astlinux.org/node/30
>>>>
>>> Michael, thanks for your post. I did try the above, on more than one
>>> occasion and with two different platforms, but after booting no
>>> configuration was sticky. I had an error on bootup to do with detecting
>>> the USB Stick. This was using the 0.6.1 VIA image.
>>>
>>> I then reverted to using a second on-board partition and got everything
>>> working nicely, except for concerns about extending the life of the
> disk.
>>
>> Honestly, I think this is all blown out of proportion. Recent flash has
>> good built in wear leveling. Assuming you use a large enough disk, even
> if
>> you did have problems where portions of the disk were no longer
> writable,
>> the only affect should be the amount of free space on the device. The
>> amount of data that's written to the CF is fairly small. If you're
> super
>> paranoid, use a 4GB card and swap it out proactively in a few years.
>
> If you consider this as being commercially viable then we are looking at
> different business models.
>
> Mart
Given your options, the compact flash card is going to be more reliable
than a usb stick. That's the point I was trying to make. The actual
'life' of a CF card or any other storage device is dependent on several use
(user) factors. With the steps we've taken, there are minimal writes by
default to the CF.
AstLinux is intended to be a tool that you can use however you want to
(within reason). If you don't want to store voicemails on a CF card, feel
free to store them elsewhere. If you feel that a hard drive is going to be
more reliable, then by all means, install it on a hard drive.
Regards,
Darrick
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