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From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] disk/^(mbr format fdisk prep)
Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 20:43:53 +0200
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> Reading some linux docs (jffs,jffs2,yaffs), it seems the load leveling is
> a function of the file system/driver, not firmware.

that would make more sense.  adding more h/w to avoid flakey h/w
just doesn't make sense.   and, as ron said, you'll know when the
media flakes -- reads that fail or return trash and writes that fail.

i have noticed that memory stick acccesses are not exactly quick.
so much to read, so little time.

i see my USB flash ram says:

    data retention: > 10 years
    reads: 1Mb/s
    writes: 750Kb/s

just a bit slower than a MASSBUS disk.

nice to be able to carry the whole dist on my 256Mb version (they go up to
2Gb), which has been 'round the world once :)