[ML-General] advice sought on SSD's

[Kirk D Mccann]

You could always use a ram disk for anything that is going to thrash the
disk just make sure to occasionally copy the data to permanent storage.
On Mar 7, 2016 8:10 PM, "david" <ainut at knology.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Hunter.  That sounds like good advice.
>
> New question, though.  I have read of some concerns about booting on the
> SSD's.  Is this truly an issue?  Can't I just use gparted or equivalent to
> copy my hard disk stuff onto the SSD with a tool that handles automagic
> partitioning and let 'er rip?  Or am i missing something?  If I could make
> the current boot disk "read-only" I would while doing these tests.
>
> I got dazzled by the prospect of nearly instant booting...
>
> David
>
>
>
> On 03/07/2016 07:34 PM, Hunter Fuller wrote:
>
>> My advice:
>>   - Turn off swap.
>>   - Install smartmontools and/or GSmartControl and configure them to
>> tell you when your disk is about to die. Check the utilities manually
>> if paranoid.
>>   - Don't worry about anything else.
>> --
>> Hunter Fuller
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 6:57 PM, david <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>>
>>> No, they have nothing to do with venereal diseases.
>>>
>>> For Debian Jessie on AMD64 platforms:
>>> I just spent some big bucks (for me) on a 500 GB SSD (Samsung Evo) and
>>> wondered what your opinion is on their lifetime?  Should I force things
>>> that
>>> thrash the disks a lot (like Folding at home and maybe swap) onto a
>>> rotating
>>> platter?  Swap is hardly used since I have 16 Gb core but FAH thrashes
>>> the
>>> hard drive *all* the time; one can hear it constantly.  I've not
>>> installed
>>> the SSD yet.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> David M.
>>>
>>>
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