> I've been working with similar setup, but with ext2 partition in usb > stick, whithout journaling there are few writes to device.
Also mount with noatime! Otherwise any read is also a write! Otherwise, yes, if you don't have swap and /var/tmp and /var/log and /tmp and swap using the flash there aren't going to be that many writes under normal use. Plus modern flash can take many more writes than the old stuff (except the cheapo "read-only" stuff that can only take a dozen writes or so) and incorporates wear-leveling under the covers.
It's an option ;-) I'll give it a shot. Worst case, I'll have an excuse to get a new USB drive. CyberGuys has a very nive one for less than $20 :)
Get several, and rsync the primary to the backups regularly so when the primary dies you won't be too sad. rsync -av --delete is a good way to duplicate while minimizing writes. One interesting note- while most flash devices wear out by surprise, there are some premium ones that measure wear and can be queried as to their remaining life! _______________________________________________ Debian-live-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-live-devel
