> Am 2012-07-13 19:42, schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
>> I will be getting a new laptop with ssd (250GB).
>>
>> I currently run ~amd64 and wonder if this is too much writing for the
>> flash.
>>
>> I have adapted to and now enjoy gnome3. If I were forced to run stable
>> to limit compiles I would still use package.accept_keywords to permit
>> gnome3.
>>
>> Any experiences with testing and ssd?
>
> No problems with ~amd64 and gnome3 on SSD in my ThinkPad, for maybe 2yrs
> already.
Thank you. That is just want I wanted to know.
allan
07-13-2012, 07:17 PM
"Stefan G. Weichinger"
gentoo testing and ssd
Am 2012-07-13 20:53, schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
> On Fri, Jul 13 2012, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
>
>> Am 2012-07-13 19:42, schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
>>> I will be getting a new laptop with ssd (250GB).
>>>
>>> I currently run ~amd64 and wonder if this is too much writing for the
>>> flash.
>>>
>>> I have adapted to and now enjoy gnome3. If I were forced to run stable
>>> to limit compiles I would still use package.accept_keywords to permit
>>> gnome3.
>>>
>>> Any experiences with testing and ssd?
>>
>> No problems with ~amd64 and gnome3 on SSD in my ThinkPad, for maybe 2yrs
>> already.
>
> Thank you. That is just want I wanted to know.
Be sure to check for the latest firmware for the SSD and flash it before
even using it. Also check for any well known issues with the particular
SSD. And a decent backup strategy is never a bad thing ;-)
With that flaky ssd I had scripts to quickly rsync the partitions to
hdd-based storage so I could rather quickly switch back and boot from
there. That ssd worked and looked OK for weeks and then *ZIP* changed
its mind and its size to 0 bytes ... that wasn't too funny.
The ssd in my thinkpad is completely robust and problemfree.
S
07-13-2012, 07:53 PM
Allan Gottlieb
gentoo testing and ssd
On Fri, Jul 13 2012, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
> Am 2012-07-13 20:53, schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
>> On Fri, Jul 13 2012, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
>>
>>> Am 2012-07-13 19:42, schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
>>>> I will be getting a new laptop with ssd (250GB).
>>>>
>>>> I currently run ~amd64 and wonder if this is too much writing for the
>>>> flash.
>>>>
>>>> I have adapted to and now enjoy gnome3. If I were forced to run stable
>>>> to limit compiles I would still use package.accept_keywords to permit
>>>> gnome3.
>>>>
>>>> Any experiences with testing and ssd?
>>>
>>> No problems with ~amd64 and gnome3 on SSD in my ThinkPad, for maybe 2yrs
>>> already.
>>
>> Thank you. That is just want I wanted to know.
>
> Be sure to check for the latest firmware for the SSD and flash it before
> even using it. Also check for any well known issues with the particular
> SSD. And a decent backup strategy is never a bad thing ;-)
>
> With that flaky ssd I had scripts to quickly rsync the partitions to
> hdd-based storage so I could rather quickly switch back and boot from
> there. That ssd worked and looked OK for weeks and then *ZIP* changed
> its mind and its size to 0 bytes ... that wasn't too funny.
>
> The ssd in my thinkpad is completely robust and problemfree.
This would be a new dell laptop (latitude E series). I do daily backup
of my user data now and will continue with the new laptop. I hope my
experiences match yours with the thinkpad.
allan
07-13-2012, 08:42 PM
Volker Armin Hemmann
gentoo testing and ssd
Am Freitag, 13. Juli 2012, 13:42:47 schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
> I will be getting a new laptop with ssd (250GB).
>
> I currently run ~amd64 and wonder if this is too much writing for the
> flash.
>
> I have adapted to and now enjoy gnome3. If I were forced to run stable
> to limit compiles I would still use package.accept_keywords to permit
> gnome3.
>
> Any experiences with testing and ssd?
>
> thanks,
> allan
seriously, intel had once some calculations that even with lots of daily
writes you could go on for years as long as you did not fill up the ssd
completely.
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#163933
07-13-2012, 11:44 PM
walt
gentoo testing and ssd
On 07/13/2012 01:42 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> Am Freitag, 13. Juli 2012, 13:42:47 schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
>> I will be getting a new laptop with ssd (250GB).
>>
>> I currently run ~amd64 and wonder if this is too much writing for the
>> flash.
>>
>> I have adapted to and now enjoy gnome3. If I were forced to run stable
>> to limit compiles I would still use package.accept_keywords to permit
>> gnome3.
>>
>> Any experiences with testing and ssd?
>>
>> thanks,
>> allan
>
> one ssd for /
> one ssd for /home
>
> ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED
> WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
> 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 098 098 000 Old_age Always
> - 8277
> 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always
> - 850
> 175 Program_Fail_Count_Chip 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always
> - 0
> 176 Erase_Fail_Count_Chip 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always
> - 0
> 177 Wear_Leveling_Count 0x0013 093 093 017 Pre-fail Always
> - 398
> 178 Used_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Chip 0x0013 083 083 010 Pre-fail Always
> - 10
> 179 Used_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Tot 0x0013 097 097 010 Pre-fail Always
> - 48
> 180 Unused_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Tot 0x0013 097 097 010 Pre-fail Always
> - 1872
> 181 Program_Fail_Cnt_Total 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always
> - 0
> 182 Erase_Fail_Count_Total 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always
> - 0
> 183 Runtime_Bad_Block 0x0013 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always
> - 0
> 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always
> - 0
> 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x001a 200 200 000 Old_age Always
> - 0
> 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 100 100 000 Old_age Offline -
> 0
> 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 253 253 000 Old_age Always
> - 1
> 232 Available_Reservd_Space 0x0013 083 083 010 Pre-fail Always
> - 50
> 233 Media_Wearout_Indicator 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always
> - 2156
>
> and
>
> ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED
> WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
> 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 094 094 050 Pre-fail Always
> - 0/6002739
> 5 Retired_Block_Count 0x0033 100 100 003 Pre-fail Always
> - 2
> 9 Power_On_Hours_and_Msec 0x0032 098 098 000 Old_age Always
> - 1924h+46m+24.900s
> 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always
> - 256
> 171 Program_Fail_Count 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> - 2
> 172 Erase_Fail_Count 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> - 0
> 174 Unexpect_Power_Loss_Ct 0x0030 000 000 000 Old_age Offline -
> 5
> 177 Wear_Range_Delta 0x0000 000 000 000 Old_age Offline -
> 0
> 181 Program_Fail_Count 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> - 2
> 182 Erase_Fail_Count 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> - 0
> 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always
> - 0
> 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 030 030 000 Old_age Always
> - 30 (Min/Max 30/30)
> 195 ECC_Uncorr_Error_Count 0x001c 120 120 000 Old_age Offline -
> 0/6002739
> 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0033 100 100 003 Pre-fail Always
> - 2
> 201 Unc_Soft_Read_Err_Rate 0x001c 120 120 000 Old_age Offline -
> 0/6002739
> 204 Soft_ECC_Correct_Rate 0x001c 120 120 000 Old_age Offline -
> 0/6002739
> 230 Life_Curve_Status 0x0013 100 100 000 Pre-fail Always
> - 100
> 231 SSD_Life_Left 0x0013 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always
> - 0
> 233 SandForce_Internal 0x0000 000 000 000 Old_age Offline -
> 910
> 234 SandForce_Internal 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> - 786
> 241 Lifetime_Writes_GiB 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> - 786
> 242 Lifetime_Reads_GiB 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> - 2457
>
> testing, kde, + kde-testing overlay
>
> but:
> /var
> and PORTDIR not on ssd.
>
> seriously, intel had once some calculations that even with lots of daily
> writes you could go on for years as long as you did not fill up the ssd
> completely.
Are you using a non-journaling filesystem?
07-14-2012, 12:14 AM
Volker Armin Hemmann
gentoo testing and ssd
Am Freitag, 13. Juli 2012, 16:44:57 schrieb walt:
> On 07/13/2012 01:42 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> > Am Freitag, 13. Juli 2012, 13:42:47 schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
> >> I will be getting a new laptop with ssd (250GB).
> >>
> >> I currently run ~amd64 and wonder if this is too much writing for the
> >> flash.
> >>
> >> I have adapted to and now enjoy gnome3. If I were forced to run stable
> >> to limit compiles I would still use package.accept_keywords to permit
> >> gnome3.
> >>
> >> Any experiences with testing and ssd?
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> allan
> >
> > one ssd for /
> > one ssd for /home
> >
> > ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED
> > WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
> >
> > 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 098 098 000 Old_age Always
> >
> > - 8277
> >
> > 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always
> >
> > - 850
> > 175 Program_Fail_Count_Chip 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always
> > - 0
> > 176 Erase_Fail_Count_Chip 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always
> > - 0
> > 177 Wear_Leveling_Count 0x0013 093 093 017 Pre-fail Always
> > - 398
> > 178 Used_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Chip 0x0013 083 083 010 Pre-fail Always
> > - 10
> > 179 Used_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Tot 0x0013 097 097 010 Pre-fail Always
> > - 48
> > 180 Unused_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Tot 0x0013 097 097 010 Pre-fail Always
> > - 1872
> > 181 Program_Fail_Cnt_Total 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always
> > - 0
> > 182 Erase_Fail_Count_Total 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always
> > - 0
> > 183 Runtime_Bad_Block 0x0013 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always
> > - 0
> > 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always
> > - 0
> > 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x001a 200 200 000 Old_age Always
> > - 0
> > 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 100 100 000 Old_age Offline
> > - 0
> > 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 253 253 000 Old_age Always
> > - 1
> > 232 Available_Reservd_Space 0x0013 083 083 010 Pre-fail Always
> > - 50
> > 233 Media_Wearout_Indicator 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always
> > - 2156
> >
> > and
> >
> > ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED
> > WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
> >
> > 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 094 094 050 Pre-fail Always
> >
> > - 0/6002739
> >
> > 5 Retired_Block_Count 0x0033 100 100 003 Pre-fail Always
> >
> > - 2
> >
> > 9 Power_On_Hours_and_Msec 0x0032 098 098 000 Old_age Always
> >
> > - 1924h+46m+24.900s
> >
> > 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always
> >
> > - 256
> > 171 Program_Fail_Count 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> > - 2
> > 172 Erase_Fail_Count 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> > - 0
> > 174 Unexpect_Power_Loss_Ct 0x0030 000 000 000 Old_age Offline
> > - 5
> > 177 Wear_Range_Delta 0x0000 000 000 000 Old_age Offline
> > - 0
> > 181 Program_Fail_Count 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> > - 2
> > 182 Erase_Fail_Count 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> > - 0
> > 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always
> > - 0
> > 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 030 030 000 Old_age Always
> > - 30 (Min/Max 30/30)
> > 195 ECC_Uncorr_Error_Count 0x001c 120 120 000 Old_age Offline
> > - 0/6002739
> > 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0033 100 100 003 Pre-fail Always
> > - 2
> > 201 Unc_Soft_Read_Err_Rate 0x001c 120 120 000 Old_age Offline
> > - 0/6002739
> > 204 Soft_ECC_Correct_Rate 0x001c 120 120 000 Old_age Offline
> > - 0/6002739
> > 230 Life_Curve_Status 0x0013 100 100 000 Pre-fail Always
> > - 100
> > 231 SSD_Life_Left 0x0013 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always
> > - 0
> > 233 SandForce_Internal 0x0000 000 000 000 Old_age Offline
> > - 910
> > 234 SandForce_Internal 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> > - 786
> > 241 Lifetime_Writes_GiB 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> > - 786
> > 242 Lifetime_Reads_GiB 0x0032 000 000 000 Old_age Always
> > - 2457
> >
> > testing, kde, + kde-testing overlay
> >
> > but:
> > /var
> > and PORTDIR not on ssd.
> >
> > seriously, intel had once some calculations that even with lots of daily
> > writes you could go on for years as long as you did not fill up the ssd
> > completely.
>
> Are you using a non-journaling filesystem?
ext4
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#163933
07-14-2012, 03:40 PM
Allan Gottlieb
gentoo testing and ssd
On Fri, Jul 13 2012, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> Am Freitag, 13. Juli 2012, 13:42:47 schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
>> I will be getting a new laptop with ssd (250GB).
>>
>> I currently run ~amd64 and wonder if this is too much writing for the
>> flash.
>>
>> I have adapted to and now enjoy gnome3. If I were forced to run stable
>> to limit compiles I would still use package.accept_keywords to permit
>> gnome3.
>>
>> Any experiences with testing and ssd?
>>
>> thanks,
>> allan
>
> one ssd for /
> one ssd for /home
>
[[ snip ]]
> testing, kde, + kde-testing overlay
>
> but:
> /var
> and PORTDIR not on ssd.
>
> seriously, intel had once some calculations that even with lots of daily
> writes you could go on for years as long as you did not fill up the ssd
> completely.
I will be sure to keep some empty space.
thanks,
allan
07-14-2012, 08:28 PM
Mark Knecht
gentoo testing and ssd
On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
<volkerarmin@googlemail.com> wrote:
<SNIP>
> testing, kde, + kde-testing overlay
>
> but:
> /var
> and PORTDIR not on ssd.
>
So you have these on a HDD? /var for large write count reasons and
PORTDIR for size reasons?
Thanks,
Mark
07-14-2012, 10:53 PM
Volker Armin Hemmann
gentoo testing and ssd
Am Samstag, 14. Juli 2012, 13:28:32 schrieb Mark Knecht:
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
> <volkerarmin@googlemail.com> wrote:
> <SNIP>
>
> > testing, kde, + kde-testing overlay
> >
> > but:
> > /var
> > and PORTDIR not on ssd.
>
> So you have these on a HDD? /var for large write count reasons and
> PORTDIR for size reasons?
mostly because 64 gb is not so much
But sparing the ssd a lot of writes is an additional bonus.
gentoo testing and ssd
