From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 13 19:09:08 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDA181065673 for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:09:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from svein-listmail@stillbilde.net) Received: from mail.stillbilde.net (d80.iso100.no [81.175.61.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 748AA8FC0C for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:09:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (unknown [192.168.12.4]) (Authenticated sender: svein-listmail) by mail.stillbilde.net (Familien Skogens mail) with ESMTPSA id 3887F7C for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:09:08 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <4D582C4D.2030104@stillbilde.net> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:09:01 +0100 From: "Svein Skogen (Listmail account)" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101207 Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20110213073814.GC57674@guilt.hydra> <20110213092353.GA58281@guilt.hydra> <20110213073801.65518b9c@scorpio> <20110213131051.00001ebf@unknown> <20110213085805.72f0132d@scorpio> <20110213164748.GB60459@guilt.hydra> <20110213181223.GD55168@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.1.1 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig27ACF484C8922297F805FFA0" Subject: Re: FreeBSD and SSD drives 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: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:09:09 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig27ACF484C8922297F805FFA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 13.02.2011 19:50, Adam Vande More wrote: > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Frank Shute wrot= e: >=20 >> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 12:05:51PM -0500, Maxim Khitrov wrote: >>> >>> >>> Can you guys please take Microsoft bashing elsewhere? This thread is >>> about FreeBSD and SSDs - a topic I'd like to hear more about from >>> people with first-hand experience in running such setup. >>> >>> - Max >> >> Agreed. I posted my short experience of using an SSD as a workstation >> drive and I'd be interested in hearing the experience of any other >> users. Problems? Praise? Let's hear it. >> >=20 > I have two personal SSD's, one an older PATA model in my laptop and an = X-25 > serving as a ZIL. I have had a great experience with them, but I know = the > Intel doesn't properly obey cache flush requests even with updated firm= ware > so I guess that would be my biggest problem with them. I'm running two X25-m G2s myself. One in my laptop, the other in my workstation (as systems and software drives, I used spinning metal for raw storage in both). Nothing but praise from me. //Svein --=20 --------+-------------------+------------------------------- /"\ |Svein Skogen | svein@d80.iso100.no \ / |Solberg =D8stli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 X |2020 Skedsmokorset | svein@jernhuset.no / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 | | svein@stillbilde.net ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 ribbon |System Admin | svein-listmail@stillbilde.net Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 +-------------------+------------------------------- |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 |svein@jernhuset.no | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE --------+-------------------+------------------------------- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? ------------------------------------------------------------ Picture Gallery: https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------enig27ACF484C8922297F805FFA0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1YLFAACgkQODUnwSLUlKSuywCgsBEIVPlGoCQFc8ADzYxT1wN9 sXMAnRsiuY+zmyPxMuYvOaxw2IhAWVMO =fc0u -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig27ACF484C8922297F805FFA0--