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Posted: July 21 2005,03:02 QUOTE

Good point.

You are better off using the backup/restore function for your /home instead of the persistent /home if you are using a flash-based storage device.
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Posted: July 21 2005,13:49 QUOTE

Quote (spotslayer @ July 20 2005,17:37)
.. since I am also using windows(spit) I can use the TP config GUI and set the hard drive to shut down from immediatly to whatever I need.

I just finished building tpctl (and its associated kernel modules) for DSL. That should allow full ThinkPad hardware control under DSL without the need to use the Windows or DOS utilities. Hopefully I can find time to test it in the next couple days and if all goes well I'll make the .dsl available.

I also grabbed the source for noflushd and may experiment with that as a way to further reduce HD access. Even when using CF for persistant storage, putting the "drive" to sleep and deferring writes could help battery life.

As for mgmont's point about keeping /home off the CF card, that's a good tip. Though in my case I'll likely be using a 4GB Microdrive so write limits don't apply. And keeping /home untarred makes it easier to go back and forth between laptop and Zaurus :)
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Posted: July 21 2005,22:40 QUOTE

kopsis please keep me informed on your efforts. I think something like that would be very useful.

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