From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 9 21:24:09 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 039F716A403 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 21:24:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9136113C47E for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 21:24:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l29LNgcu030549; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 15:23:43 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070309152230.024d46d0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:23:32 -0600 To: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Nejc_=A9koberne?= , User Questions From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <45F1BF10.7040109@skoberne.net> References: <45F1BF10.7040109@skoberne.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IDE Flash disk drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:24:09 -0000 You will want the swap to some other device such a a regular hard drive. A flash drive can get worn out cells and fail. -Derek At 02:09 PM 3/9/2007, =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Nejc_=A9koberne?= wrote: >Hello, > >I plan to install a FreeBSD 6.2 router/gateway/DHCP server on a EPIA >box with 1GB Transcend IDE Flash drive. Since Transcend says that >this device is capable of "10,000 insertion/removal cycles" I assume >that I must minimize the number of writes to the drive. It is okay >with me if I have to configure syslog to log to another machine. > >Any suggestions/instructions how to achieve this? Any experienced >users regarding this matter? > >Thanks for ideas and help. >Nejc >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.