You use ram disks for the partitions with write activities, for example /etc and /var if you want to use FBSD you can use NanoBSD
2011/4/12 Nick Knight <[email protected]> > > I think it is in the order of 100,000 writes, reads are not an issue. > So with linux atime, you can very quickly get there. > > I have a linux distro based on bering, which creates a ram disk and > loads all os into that on boot. config is then written out to flash > via a command. > > Log files are then created in the ram disk - which does mean that > reboots they are lost but has never been a real issue for me. I tend > to use SNMP to see what the boxes are doing. > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Ed Flecko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi folks, > > When reading posts about setting up a Soekris using a compact flash, I > > see a lot of people saying that a compact flash cannot withstand a lot > > of writing before failing. > > > > 1.) Is that true? How much is "a lot" of writing? (My 4501 is for my > > tiny, home network) > > > > 2.) How do you set up an OS (either OBSD or FBSD) to NOT write to a CF??? > > > > 3.) If you set it up to not write to your CF, how does your Soekris > > manage to create log files??? > > > > Thank you, > > Ed > > _______________________________________________ > > Soekris-tech mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
