> From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com]
> 
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 5:03 PM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > I should probably buy another high speed 16GB or 32GB MicroSD in prep for
> > creating a 2.9 system that runs Path Pilot.
> >
> 
> Skip the SD card.  Pi4 runs faster with a USB3 SSD.    This used to be an
> expensive luxury but now if you have a spare USB3 external drive it's free.

That's not a bad idea.  I'll look into that.  I have a USB to 2.5" hard drive 
adaptor.

> 
> Another option is a server to hold the Pi4's files.  It is not as slow as
> you might think if you use 1Gb Ethernet.  Then it is fun to do a "df" on
> the Pi4 and see that it has 12TB of free space, but the real advantage is
> the files live on the server that uses a versioned file system and is
> continuously backed up.

No idea if 1 GB Ethernet can be put onto a USB3.  I'm using the Ethernet 
connector on the Pi for MESA 7i92H.
> 
> Chris Albertson
> Redondo Beach, California

John




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