[mythtvnz] Zotac ION ATOM boot device recommendation / opinions

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Steve V<olivuts at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Criggie <criggie at criggie.dyndns.org>
>> To: MythTV in NZ <mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
>> Sent: Wednesday, 22 July, 2009 4:16:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Zotac ION ATOM boot device recommendation / opinions
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>> Steve V wrote:
>> > I would like to minimise power and noise, so I lean toward the CF card,
>> > however, I read that you can wear out the flash with too many writes, so
>> > this may not be the best long term solution.
>> > I'd appreciate any thoughts / opinions on the subject.
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>> Put in enough ram that you don't need swap.  Don't create swap,
>> and you'll be fine.  Whats a 2GB CF worth now...  $20 retail?
>> When it does wear out, replace it.
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>> Criggie
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>> http://criggie.dyndns.org/
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> Is 2GB enough?
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> 2GB around $20, 4GB around $30
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> Steve

Are you running the whole thing off the CF card or just booting and
then running root over NFS?


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