Re: [9fans] just an idea (Splashtop like)

2009-08-02 Thread erik quanstrom
> For the Intel SSD one must also consider: > > > 3.5.4 Write Endurance > > 32 GB drive supports 1 petabyte of lifetime random writes and 64 GB drive > > supports 2 petabyte of lifetime random writes. > That is equivalent to writing the capacity of the SSD 31250 times. At > the specified random

Re: [9fans] just an idea (Splashtop like)

2009-08-02 Thread John DeGood
erik quanstrom wrote: > just looking at the intel x25-e datasheet, the URE rate > (unrecoverable read error) is the same as enterprise sata > drives at 1e-15, but the mtbf is higher, but within a factor > of two. > > assuming honest mtbf numbers, one would expect similar > ures for the same io wor

Re: [9fans] just an idea (Splashtop like)

2009-08-02 Thread erik quanstrom
> 2009/8/2 erik quanstrom : > > http://www.pcworld.com/article/143558/laptop_flash_drives_hit_by_high_failure_rates.html > > > > surprising, no?  there are still plenty of reasons to want an > > ssd.  it just seems that reliablity isn't one of those reasons yet. > > The big one for me has always b

Re: [9fans] just an idea (Splashtop like)

2009-08-02 Thread Devon H. O'Dell
2009/8/2 erik quanstrom : > http://www.pcworld.com/article/143558/laptop_flash_drives_hit_by_high_failure_rates.html > > surprising, no?  there are still plenty of reasons to want an > ssd.  it just seems that reliablity isn't one of those reasons yet. The big one for me has always been that I ten

Re: [9fans] just an idea (Splashtop like)

2009-08-02 Thread erik quanstrom
> > assuming honest mtbf numbers, one would expect similar > > ures for the same io workload on the same size data set > > as mechanical disks.  since flash drives are much smaller, > > there would obviously be fewer ures per drive.  but needing > > 10x more drives, the mtbf would be worse per byte

Re: [9fans] Parallels Vesa driver question

2009-08-02 Thread erik quanstrom
> Erik, > > Thanks for your speedy assistance! I think the two things are closely > interrrelated via the global variable hardscreen. Reverting this file > solved the problem. I wouldn't be surprised if there were something > weird about Parallels' MTRR support, and since this isn't the curr

Re: [9fans] Parallels Vesa driver question

2009-08-02 Thread Steve Simon
> Also, are the old sources available online somewhere so I can do this > kind of diff in the future on my own? you can use history(1) and yesterday(1) against sources. 9fs sources history -D sourcesdump /n/sources/plan9/sys/src/9/pc/vgavesa.c -Steve

Re: [9fans] just an idea (Splashtop like)

2009-08-02 Thread Anthony Sorace
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 14:17, erik quanstrom wrote: > assuming honest mtbf numbers, one would expect similar > ures for the same io workload on the same size data set > as mechanical disks.  since flash drives are much smaller, > there would obviously be fewer ures per drive.  but needing > 10x mo

Re: [9fans] Parallels Vesa driver question

2009-08-02 Thread Daniel Lyons
Erik, Thanks for your speedy assistance! I think the two things are closely interrrelated via the global variable hardscreen. Reverting this file solved the problem. I wouldn't be surprised if there were something weird about Parallels' MTRR support, and since this isn't the current versi

Re: [9fans] Plan 9 from Outer Space, August 20

2009-08-02 Thread Sergey Zhilkin
it's in COLOR !!! :) 2009/8/2 Russ Cox > http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/Comedy/RiffTrax.aspx > > Russ > > -- С наилучшими пожеланиями Жилкин Сергей With best regards Zhilkin Sergey

Re: [9fans] just an idea (Splashtop like)

2009-08-02 Thread erik quanstrom
> Ron, have you researched any long-term wear studies on these flash > drives? I've heard a lot of good things, > but I'm really put off by terms like "wear levelling", filesystems > optimized to work around flash's delicateness, > etc. > > I'm really interested in any numbers anyone has. just lo

Re: [9fans] Parallels Vesa driver question

2009-08-02 Thread erik quanstrom
On Sun Aug 2 05:39:10 EDT 2009, fus...@storytotell.org wrote: > Hi, > > I installed Plan 9 under Parallels 3 back in November of last year and > it worked without a hitch. I tried to install another copy tonight and > the bitmapped display isn't working in the new one, I just get a pure > b

[9fans] Parallels Vesa driver question

2009-08-02 Thread Daniel Lyons
Hi, I installed Plan 9 under Parallels 3 back in November of last year and it worked without a hitch. I tried to install another copy tonight and the bitmapped display isn't working in the new one, I just get a pure black screen after any aux/vga command that it thinks will succeed. I fou