[Grml] grml2hd on a usb stick - wear level issues

[Michael Prokop]

* Peter <vmail at mycircuit.org> [20080914 01:25]:

> I would like to install grml to a usb stick. (not as a live cd but as a 
> hard disk install). Since this is flush memory, with limited write 
> cycles, I wonder if I have to take special with some files or 
> directories that might perform to a high number of write access. For 
> example, I can not create a swap partition since this will rapidly ruin 
> the stick.
> My question is: are there other files (for examples in the /dev /tmp 
> /var dirs) that are written very frequently and that should be mapped 
> for example to a tmpfs or ramdisk ?

/dev is already a tmpfs by default - so nothing to do.

Using a tmpfs for /tmp makes sense if you have enough RAM (I just
love tmpfs for fast development stuff :)).

In /var usually /var/log is interesting, the rest depends on your
usage pattern. ;)

Check out what laptop-mode-tools do, e.g. increasing the limit
between syncs/flushes to your device is useful. Though do not
underestimate nowadays usb sticks, the better ones have amazing live
times. :)

regards,
-mika-
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