Did I make a mistake on the below fstab as slug no longer boots From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Running on usb flash Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 21:56:39 +0100
Thanks I've added # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/sda2 / ext3 errors=remount-ro,noatime 0 1 /dev/sda1 /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 0 2 /dev/sda6 /home ext3 defaults,noatime 0 2 /dev/sda5 none swap sw 0 0 to fstab, is it worth minimzing or disabling swap? I've just bought some decent fast kingston drives, like you say it's not worth the risk using cheap drives. Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 22:03:20 +0200 Subject: Re: Running on usb flash From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] I've run several devices from usb flash for years and have always followed the advice of Martin Michlmayr to use -noatime. Through the years I've had a few crashes, but they have consistently been on cheap usb devices. My advice is to use noatime and sandisk memory, other measures give little in return. /B (Skickat från min mobiltelefon, därför kanske något kortfattat.) On Sep 1, 2012 9:55 PM, "Brian Platt" <[email protected]> wrote: I'm running lenny on my nslu2 on a usb flash stick and found a few guides on how to reduce wear and tear on it but not sure which ones are upto date/relevant. Could someone have a look at these and let me know what ones I should be doing is seems ott to do them all. http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/linux-on-flash.html http://wiki.pcprobleemloos.nl/my_debian_linux_on_the_nslu2_installation_and_configuration_guide/#preventing_flash_writes_reduce_wear_on_flash_memory http://www.rawsontetley.org/ref_slug.html
