Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 20:21:49 +0200 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD live USB stick Message-ID: <c829ccc34d426f37671515a43980c00385434e7a.camel@rocketmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d0d02464-c122-46e3-d052-a67eac129222@holgerdanske.com> References: <4ccdd6e57db9817c48ff492cb82361ebe820cf86.camel.ref@rocketmail.com> <4ccdd6e57db9817c48ff492cb82361ebe820cf86.camel@rocketmail.com> <d0d02464-c122-46e3-d052-a67eac129222@holgerdanske.com>
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On Sat, 2020-04-25 at 11:01 -0700, David Christensen wrote: > On 2020-04-25 08:03, Ralf Mardorf via freebsd-questions wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I want to have FreeBSD on a 32 GB USB 3.0 stick. Since I'm an openbox > > user NomadBSD [1] looks promising to me. Any opinions or hints? > > > > Regards, > > Ralf > > > > [1] https://nomadbsd.org/handbook/handbook.html#intro > > I have installed FreeBSD onto SanDisk Ultra Fit 16 GB USB 3.0 flash > drives. I like these for their compact form factor, which reduces the > chance of mechanical damage to the drive and/or port/ motherboard. > However, they run hot, they are not a good choice for high-endurance > applications (I cooked a 128 GB model using it for Time Machine backups > in a MacBook Pro), and write performance is an obvious limitation when > running a graphical desktop. I have experienced problems with both > FreeBSD and Linux when using these drives in USB 3.0 ports, but not with > USB 2.0 ports. Thank you for the pointer. I noticed that a Toshiba 32 GB USB 2 stick gets hot when either connected to my Roland GR-55 guitar synth or to a hub connected with my Linux PC, just by being connected and at worst by sharing a few bytes of data. For the live FreeBSD I ordered a Toshiba USB 3 stick. I never noticed that my aged 8GB and smaller USB sticks get hot, by just being connected or sharing a few bytes of data. I still could cancel the order and purchase another aged USB stick. Fortunately the openbox Window manager is not that bloated as almost all desktop environments. However, I didn't had head in mind. I hope the temperature would not become a show stopper. Until now I only used Linux live DVDs, if I needed a live media. I thought it would be a good idea to migrate to either a BSD or Linux on an USB stick.
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