[Soekris] CompactFlash cards and Soekris boards

Davy MELINA davy.melina at gmail.com
Fri Oct 10 12:35:46 UTC 2008


Arnt: Just for my information, do you know how many write (maybe read  
too) operations support a standard CF ?

Le 10 oct. 08 à 13:01, Arnt Gulbrandsen a écrit :

> Stuart Henderson writes:
>> On 2008-10-10, Davy MELINA <davy.melina at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Use JFFS2 filesystem on your CF not EXT3FS or use TMPFS for your / 
>>> var.
>>
>> CF already does wear-levelling in the card's controller. And  
>> longevity
>> is *far* better than many people seem to assume.
>
> People aren't really good at dealing with large/small numbers, right?
>
> Davy: When I got my 4501 I bought a cheap no-name CF card on the same
> day. I don't remember when that was, but it's a long time ago. The  
> 4501
> had a three-digit serial number. That card's been used continuously
> since, and cards made now are supposed to be much more durable. So
> relax.
>
> Arnt
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