On Monday 29 March 2010 12:38:26 pm Emil Granström wrote:
> Hello. I am a newbie here using the slug.
> I will be using the slug for temp meassurements using OWFS in our
> cottage, I will generate graphs and alarms for critical temps.
> I will be runing the slug from a 4GB USB thumbdrive. To reduce the
> access of the disk I have done the "touch /.ext3flash" command.
>
> I assume this question is a bit hard to comment on but can anyone give
> me a hint on what to expect when it comes to the lifecycle of the USB
> drive ?
> If the slug is on 24-7 how long can it be before I can expect problems ?
> Are we talking week, months, years or what ?
> I hope someone with a bit more handson experience can comment or share
> some insights.
I have a slug that's been running Debian from a flash drive for almost 3 years,
no problems yet.
I did set noatime, and I use almost no swap.
It's not doing any heavy lifting, but it's been running 24/7.
Not that this guarantees anything, just a datapoint.
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