From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 9 21:31:58 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 57C7216A402 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 21:31:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nejc@skoberne.net) Received: from illusion.skoberne.net (illusion.skoberne.net [84.255.205.135]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10E2813C4A6 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 21:31:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nejc@skoberne.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by illusion.skoberne.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F31AB833 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:31:58 +0100 (CET) Received: from illusion.skoberne.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (illusion.skoberne.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 39943-06 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:31:58 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.10.2] (unknown [192.168.10.2]) by illusion.skoberne.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30B3EB82A for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:31:58 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <45F1D245.50003@skoberne.net> Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:31:49 +0100 From: =?windows-1252?Q?Nejc_=8Akoberne?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: User Questions References: <45F1BF10.7040109@skoberne.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20070309152230.024d46d0@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20070309152230.024d46d0@mail.computinginnovations.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 21:31:58 -0000 Hello Derek, > 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. Also when just reading the flash drive? I would like to write to it only when it is absolutely necessary (configuration change). I think 2 million configuration changes should be enough? If it lasts only year, no problem I can exchange it every now and then. I just hope it is more damage-proof than ordinary hard drives (for example at power outages). Bye, Nejc