USB thumb drives for bootable flash FreeBSD installation...
I'm going to run FreeBSD off of a flash drive on some older mac mini systems. Before I begin, though, I'd like some advice on the best USB thumb drives for this. These systems will be deployed and left in place, hopefully for YEARS in a remote, inaccessible location. So, I'd like to make sure I get the most durable, fault-tolerant USB thumb drives possible. I'm not going to swap on them, or do lots of log writing, etc., but still ... I really don't want to fly across the world just because this one component died. Are they all the same, or are there some USB flash choices that are more durable and fault tolerant than others ? Thanks. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: USB thumb drives for bootable flash FreeBSD installation...
Hi-- On Oct 17, 2011, at 3:53 PM, Jason Usher wrote: Are they all the same, or are there some USB flash choices that are more durable and fault tolerant than others ? There's fairly significant differences: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory#Write_endurance SLC NOR flash tends to last longer than NAND flash; SLC also tends to last longer than MLC. Regards, -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: USB thumb drives for bootable flash FreeBSD installation...
On Mon, 17 Oct 2011, Jason Usher wrote: I'm going to run FreeBSD off of a flash drive on some older mac mini systems. Before I begin, though, I'd like some advice on the best USB thumb drives for this. These systems will be deployed and left in place, hopefully for YEARS in a remote, inaccessible location. So, I'd like to make sure I get the most durable, fault-tolerant USB thumb drives possible. Put them on the inside so they don't get snapped off. Or get a low-profile drive and shield it somehow. There are internal IDE/SATA to CF/SD adapters also. I'm not going to swap on them, or do lots of log writing, etc., but still ... I really don't want to fly across the world just because this one component died. Are they all the same, or are there some USB flash choices that are more durable and fault tolerant than others ? I don't know which are actually more durable rather than just being marketed that way, but I'd consider making a mirror of two different brands and models to try to improve the odds against media or mechanical failure. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
