Re: jffs2 and kernel config for SDHC Memory Cards

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Sun Mar 15 2009 - 17:19:17 EST


On Wed 2009-03-11 00:05:55, Thanasis wrote:
> on 03/10/2009 01:23 PM Pavel Machek wrote the following:
>
> > Well, maybe ext2 is _best_ choice, but it is not good one. It will
> > loose data on sudden powerdowns...
> >
> > See
> >
> > (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek
> >
> > entry 'evil little cards'.
>
> My problem is not a sudden power failure, which is unlikely, because
> it's a netbook with the battery always on, but from accidentally
> ejecting the one card that protrudes on the right hand side (the other
> on the left side doesn't). I have already done it twice, and was lucky
> to recover with fsck...

hp2133? :-). I lost filesystem there, twice... tytso's suggestion was
to use sticky tape to make sure card stays in; and that's
unfortunately the only feasible solution for now.

Pavel

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