Re: run debian off usb flash drive

[Jim Gettys <Jim.Gettys@hp.com>]

Note that jffs2 does very nice wear leveling
algorithms that are clear of those patents.

Doing this on top of the IDE interface is possible (IIRC);
David Woodhouse would know for sure.  Setting up the mount
is a bit complicated, but doable.
                              - Jim

On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 20:27, Joe Drew wrote:
> Russell Coker wrote:
>  > The
> > flash devices with ATA or USB interfaces are SUPPOSED to do wear levelling 
> > internally, but rumor has it that they often don't.
> 
> Most don't because they are cheap, and the patents which cover 
> implementing wear levelling in hardware are expensive.
-- 
Jim Gettys <Jim.Gettys@hp.com>
HP Labs, Cambridge Research Laboratory