Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:59:50 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> Cc: "Clark C . Evans" <cce@clarkevans.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: read-only CD-ROM boot partition for vinum webfarm? Message-ID: <3C7D8106.28D8D2F4@mindspring.com> References: <200202280008.g1S08co54485@ambrisko.com>
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Doug Ambrisko wrote: > | The issue is that the MTBF for IDE CDROM drives is very > | low, comparatively, when they are forced to a continuous > | duty cycle. This was discuseed two years ago, and I don't > | think the situation has improved any. 8-(. > > Actually 2 years ago it got much better to be a non-issue. 4 years > ago with IDE CD-ROMs it was sketchy. ... but what do I know being > responsible for manufacturing systems based on FreeBSD mounting root > via a CD-ROM in a dirty and hostile environment? Hey, Doug! I was basing my statement on the inability to use CDROMs for InterJets, which would have resolved the late-binding install issue for us. 8-). What's the MTBF for a CDROM being used as a swap backing store for program files and a root FS these days? -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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