For FreeBSD, I typically use a memory filesystem for /var, and make /tmp a symbolic link to /var/tmp. DEVFS takes care of /dev. For the rest, I used to simply mount it read-only, but that cause the occasional problem when you want to save configs, etc. so instead of going through the gyrations of remounting rw then remounting ro, I simply mount the CF-based filesystems as rw,noatime - this cuts down on most of the writes that occur to the CF.
Regards, M. On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:34 AM, 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
