[olug] SSD optimization

[Rob Townley]

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 6:35 PM, John Moran <bugs.moran at gmail.com> wrote:

> Shannon, Jeff, thanks.
>
> I had been considering going without swap before I even started reading up
> on this.  I have 8 G of RAM.  I don't do anything RAM instensive.  Based on
> Shannon's link and Jeff's input, I think that is the route I will go.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T <jeffh at dundeemt.com
> >wrote:
>
> > make sure your SSD firmware is up to date before you start loading.
> > If you are going Ubuntu, look here,
> > http://www.richud.com/wiki/Ubuntu_SSD_Tweak
> > fairly solid advice.
> >
> > I turn off swap completely, but I also have 16G of ram.
> >
> > Have fun.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Shannon <ridgid at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Solid_State_Drives
> > >
> > > this has some useful info on it.
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> >
> > --
> > Best,
> >
> > Jeff Hinrichs
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Check for firmware updates at least monthly.
tune2fs -C 5    #Check your filesystem every 5 bootups.