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Date:      Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:05:51 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To:        Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
Cc:        Jim <stapleton.41@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: filesystem information
Message-ID:  <20080630190511.I7633@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
In-Reply-To: <20080630170400.GB65282@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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> Ans set 'hw.ata.wc="0"' in /boot/loader.conf to stop the drives from
> caching writes.

it will GREATLY reduce write performance. not just a bit, but many times.

> WRT softupdates/gjournal, see below.
>
> In case of frequent power outages, I guess the right answer is "get a
> UPS". :)

it is definitely the only solution. and not expensive today



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