<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Jeff Holicky <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:myth.myth_user@myth.sent.com">myth.myth_user@myth.sent.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Yes the logs are a concern - the constant re-writing and those areas<br>
going bad. I need to review that - I am not fully versed in how flash<br>
memory handles bad sectors - do they merely mark as bad and move on<br>
without the user knowing? If the answer to this is YES (they mark and<br>
move on), then one could buy a big 8GB USB - it may be overkill, but<br>
would outlast any bad sector problems.<br>
ing<br>
with you to boot up, not just the working documents/data.<br>
[...]<br>
jahsr<br><br></blockquote></div><br>When flash memory goes 'bad', it just becomes read-only. Any attempt to write over what's already there will fail. Otherwise, it will happily continue to boot your computer - you just can't save any new logging information or update the software stored on the flash.<br>
<br>--Darrin<br>