[mythtvnz] CF card as system drive

[Noel & Di]

Aha! yes I await your report with great anticipation.


Kenneth Dixon wrote:
> I ordered a couple of these last week to do something similar
> http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=436517
> Silicon Power eSATA/USB SSD 8GB.
> I was going to software RAID them to try and get some extra performance.
> Seem to be good value at ~$55, claim 90MB/s read, but reviews suggest
> closer to 60MB/s.
> One peculiarity is that most esata ports don't provide power, so must
> be powered by usb.
> If you can wait till the weekend I will tell you how they perform.
>
> Ken
>
> 2009/11/18 Steve Hodge <stevehodge at gmail.com>:
>   
>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Noel & Di <noel at igrin.co.nz> wrote:
>>     
>>> Steve Hodge wrote:
>>>       
>>>> According to pricespy 8G CF cards start around $40.
>>>>
>>>> Of course it may be that the original poster already has a CF card
>>>> spare as well.
>>>>         
>>> So the consensus is an 8GB card should be enough, and an SD class 6
>>> (6MB/S) is fast enough for a system drive?
>>> It is understood the boot up time is irrelevant because the machine runs
>>> 24/7 anyway.
>>>       
>> Speed shouldn't be a problem. Whether 8GB is enough depends on what  else
>> you're installing. My system has a 10GB root partition which is 80% full,
>> but I run Gentoo which chews up a couple of gig in package management. If
>> you're using a distro with binary packages and only running Myth I think
>> you'll be fine with 8GB.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve
>>
>>
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