On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:46:04 +0000 (UTC), James wrote:

> > Then don't reboot. Mount another drive somewhere temporary, copy the
> > contents of /var to it, then unmount /var and mount the new drive
> > on /var. Reformat the original filesystem and reverse the process.  
> 
> Earlier I posted the partitions:
> /dev/hda3              18G  2.1G   16G  12% /
> udev                  125M  2.6M  123M   3% /dev
> shm                   125M     0  125M   0% /dev/shm
> /dev/hda1             393M   46M  347M  12% /boot
> 
> since /var is part of / (on the same partition) will this still work?

No, another reason to keep /var, and as much else as possible, away
from /.

> > Use a suitable filesystem, or the flash memory will die very quickly,
> > especially if you put /var on it.  

> What would be the best file system to use on said CF HD to extend the
> life? I usually use the reiserfs on  boot and root (simple partioning
> scheme). But, I'm open to suggestions here.

JFFS2, or budget on replacing the cards every couple of months.


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