Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:27:40 +1000 From: Malcolm Fitzgerald <mfitzgerald@pacific.net.au> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Which BSD - Flash Drive Message-ID: <22bb8d6ea7e10cea9543d98cb36d3181@pacific.net.au> In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.2.20060406224859.02eba158@mailsvr.xxiii.com> References: <3779463.post@talk.nabble.com> <443524CF.4060108@mac.com> <f5a9c673e16db0240598154147f68c36@pacific.net.au> <6.2.3.4.2.20060406224859.02eba158@mailsvr.xxiii.com>
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On 07/04/2006, at 12:53 PM, wc_fbsd@xxiii.com wrote: > At 07:40 PM 4/6/2006, Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote: >>>> I would like to run a BSD distribution off a 1GB USB Flash drive... >>> That's possible. You do understand that flash drives only have very >>> limited # of write cycles before they fail, and should be operated >>> in read-only mode most of the time? >> I've only heard that on this list. > > I've read it on some linux lists too. Apparently there is some truth > to it. It's supposedly not so bad that it's gonna fail in a week.... > but don't put a swap slice on a flash device. 100,000 write cycles was the estimate > Also, Crucial / Micron (memory manufacturers) address it in their FAQ > at www.crucial.com and state that it is a real concern, but if you buy > their flash devices, they are covered by their lifetime warranty, even > if such a failure should occur. do you have a link - I couldn't find it Malcolm
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