deloptes: > Steven Mainor wrote: > >> I don't know if this helps answer #3 or not. I have ran Debian from a >> microSD flash card before but the card reader was attached via USB. >> >> It didn't last very long before the flash card degraded. I think running >> an operating system on flash used up the read/write cycles too quickly. >> I eventually decided to find another solution. But it may not be an >> issue for your use case. >> > I don't think so. I have a low power industrial pc used as firewall. It runs > on Compact Flash card for >6y now. I recall there were at least 100000 > write cycles per sector and self diagnostic, so I would suspect something > else would be the problem. CF cards were much more clever from the beginning compared to cheaper alternatives (like SSD or MMC cards). I would expect them to have better wear levelling than a common SD card. J. -- When I get home from the supermarket I don't know what to do with all the plastic. [Agree] [Disagree] <http://archive.slowlydownward.com/NODATA/data_enter2.html>
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