On 04/14/2014 04:01 AM, Jason Kridner wrote: > On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 3:25 AM, rh_ <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sun, 13 Apr 2014 19:07:00 -0400 >> Jason Kridner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> --8<-- >> >>> To provide the best experience of using Debian on BeagleBone Black, we >>> are connecting the switch-over to an increase in the on-board eMMC >>> flash storage from 2GB to 4GB, leaving more free room in which you can >>> work. The eMMC is faster and more reliable than micro-SD cards, so >>> this is adding a lot of value---and a little bit of cost. >>> >>> These BeagleBone Blacks with Debian and 4GB eMMC will be called Rev C >>> and they will likely cost a bit more at most distributors. This extra >>> money is helping CircuitCo pay for the additional expense of the eMMC, >>> but also to cover costs for ramping production to higher-than-ever >>> rates. >>> >>> With the additional capacity CircuitCo is bringing on, we expect to be >>> able to fill all end-user back-orders for the Rev B boards by early >>> May and shift all production to Rev C. With around 150,000 boards on >>> *distributor* back-orders, we'll be working with distributors to >>> quickly accept board shipments such that CircuitCo isn't sitting on >>> any units. >>> >> So no more 2GB eMMC models ever? What about one with no eMMC >> at all? I know there are more than a few people here that boot from >> network, sdcard or usb. > Never say never, but we are unlikely to make any more 2GB eMMC models. > I've been kicking around the idea of doing a kickstarter for a no-eMMC > model, but I'd like to wait a month or two to see how the Rev C and > Element14 boards are doing out there. > >> Another thought occurred, has beagle or circuitco done any long duration >> eMMC testing? How graceful will the BBB handle a failed eMMC part? >> Failed as-in worn out from use not a defect. I think some people are >> concerned with eMMC failures and so they don't use it or don't rely >> on it. > The only data we have is from the manufacturer and the community. > After a year, we aren't seeing wear-out issues. The ext4 file system > if fairly robust, but if writes start failing, end-user failures can > occur in odd ways. If you are creating a mission-critical app that > must stay deployed for many years without the ability to perform > replacements, I'd encourage you to alter the eMMC contents to > read-only, except for your critical data acquisition. > >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. any chance we will get a bump in RAM any time soon? Would love to see 1GB or catching up to some of the other boards with 2GB. I realize it would be a cost increase, but I think that would be a better option than no eMMC.
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