-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/12/2019 21.18, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Thu, 5 Dec 2019 19:15:31 +0100 "Carlos E. R." <> wrote:
I'm currently stuck at the first step (well actually the second, I've managed to put one of the SSD into a USB enclosure and connect to it) - namely how should I format it? My 15.0 system has BtrFS with lots of subvolumes, which is another reason to do a new install. Are there any reasons to prefer particular filesystems on SSDs, like with SD cards, or do I just treat it the same as HDD? What do people use?
I use ext4/xfs, perhaps reiserfs on my ssd disks, just the same as others. However, btrfs has optimizations for ssd.
Ah, didn't know that. Do you have a link to an explanation? I'll probably use btrfs anyway, but it would be nice to understand.
No, I don't have an explanation, I just know it does. Probably the wikipedia says something (the word ssd appears twice in the article). For instance, I can see in the system a btrfs-trim.timer and btrfs-trim.service and btrfs-trim.sh.
A final question. Crucial have a Windows-only program for updating the firmware on the drive. Anybody know the Linux way?
Some brands ship with software for the ssd. One says it can assign unpartioned space to use a pool of sectors for recycling or whatever it is called. I have not used it.
Are you saying you would buy a different brand instead? Too late :)
No, it is just a comment. This moment, I don't remember which of my three disks came with it. Each a different brand, I think. I have not used it, must be done in Windows. Anyway, I do try to leave some space not partitioned. I don't know if that's enough for the firmware to know it can use it or not. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF0EARECAB0WIQQZEb51mJKK1KpcU/W1MxgcbY1H1QUCXenaLgAKCRC1MxgcbY1H 1fjAAJ9chNT5tHljf5Y9dbeXQHrA/sKeKACfcCJ71YCVWWE4p7+/Q+Zlyd6nhQI= =vxap -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org