On Saturday, June 8, 2013 5:10:02 AM UTC-4, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 08 iun 13, 03:27:20, Fran wrote: > > > Hello list, > > > > > > I just installed Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" on what I call my new workstation. > > > It's a pretty standard setup: right now I installed Debian on the first > > > SATA drive (a 120Gb SSD drive) and mounted my 1Tb HDD as my home > > > partition with no problems at all. > > > > Looks like a reasonable setup. > > > > > I've been reading here and there though, and it's fair to say that the > > > SSD stuff is kind of new to me. I found nice documentation in the Wiki > > > (http://wiki.debian.org/SSDOptimization) but I hope you don't mind if I > > > ask for your personal opinion about a few things: > > > > The great thing about a wiki is that anyone can edit it. The bad thing > > about a wiki is that anyone can edit it ;) > > > > (you can quote me on this) > > > > > - Do I really need to set up a complex configuration for partitioning > > > like seen here (http://wiki.debian.org/Multi%20HDD/SSD%20Partition% > > > 20Scheme)? Should I be worried for unexpected errors if not? > > > > Well you didn't mention the SSD model, but generally no and no. > > Do make good backups, but this is nothing SSD specific. > > > > > - What are (if any) the *must take into account* aspects when working > > > with an SSD on Debian? Are there any "new routines" I should be aware of > > > right now? > > > > Not really. Just make sure you used recent enough partitioning tools > > (but as the wiki says, squeeze is ok already) and maybe set 'noatime' > > (but since 'relatime' is default now the benefit is rather limited). > > > > The default scheduler tweak also looks interesting, but again, you > > probably won't feel the difference. > > > > Did I mention you should have good backups? :p > > > > Just sit back and enjoy the speed ;) > > > > Kind regards, > > Andrei > > -- > > http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser > > Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: > > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
Do you have any evidence to back up your statements? I had just bought a system76 laptop that is preinstalled with Ubuntu 13.04, and has a nice SSD and HDD setup. The problem is that the laptop's hdd comes unpartioned and unformatted, while the entire filesytem lives on the SSD. It is a very high-end laptop, and God forbid that anything happens to the SSD. Every article I look up in my research says that you must be going on a safari in your fstab and partitioning your SSD and HDD for certain file directories. In short, I hope what you're saying is right, but I need to see a second opinion or a personal account that supports what you're saying before I make any changes to my storage devices. PS: My SSD specs are: 120 GB Intel 525 Series mSATA SSD And my HDD specs are: 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA II Thank you in advance! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/381e59d4-2903-4102-af8b-bdf491ca4...@googlegroups.com
