* Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20080914 01:25]: > I would like to install grml to a usb stick. (not as a live cd but as a > hard disk install). Since this is flush memory, with limited write > cycles, I wonder if I have to take special with some files or > directories that might perform to a high number of write access. For > example, I can not create a swap partition since this will rapidly ruin > the stick. > My question is: are there other files (for examples in the /dev /tmp > /var dirs) that are written very frequently and that should be mapped > for example to a tmpfs or ramdisk ?
/dev is already a tmpfs by default - so nothing to do. Using a tmpfs for /tmp makes sense if you have enough RAM (I just love tmpfs for fast development stuff :)). In /var usually /var/log is interesting, the rest depends on your usage pattern. ;) Check out what laptop-mode-tools do, e.g. increasing the limit between syncs/flushes to your device is useful. Though do not underestimate nowadays usb sticks, the better ones have amazing live times. :) regards, -mika- -- http://grml.org/ # Linux for texttool-users and sysadmins http://wiki.grml.org/ # share your knowledge http://grml.supersized.org/ # the grml development weblog #grml @ irc.freenode.org # meet us on irc
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