Subj : Re: RPis
To : N1uro
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sun May 23 2021 11:55 am
-=> On 05-22-21 12:47, N1uro wrote to Vk3jed <=-
-=> Vk3jed wrote to N1uro <=-
Vk> I use the Pis for low load applications, even BBSs. ;) I'll have your
Vk> spares. ;)
N1> You got guts! I would *never* run a BBS on a Pi. Too many read/writes.
N1> Before I run my monthly CloneZilla backups, I do a mirror image of my
N1> SDCard so that also gets grabbed by CloneZilla. I have a very simple
N1> script that does it I call do-image. Here it is if you wish it:
The SSD takes the writes. I used to do a 6 monthly SD replacement cycle, but
now leave the SD read only, and do all the writes on the SSD (or RAM disk).
N1> #! /bin/sh
N1> echo -n "What size in do you want (ex: 4M): "; read answer1
N1> echo -n "Input device or file with path: "; read answer2
N1> echo -n "Output device or file with path: "; read answer3
N1> sleep 1
N1> echo "preparing: dd bs=$answer1 if=$answer2 of=$answer3 is this
N1> correct?" sleep 3
N1> echo -n "This will take a L O N G while... "
N1> /bin/dd bs=$answer1 if=$answer2 of=$answer3
N1> echo "backup/restore done."
Nice. :)
N1> It uses DD... makes bootable backups. You can use it on almost any sort
N1> of drive you wish to mirror really... and reverse things to do a
N1> restore. Just make the input device the source and Output device the
N1> destination. I've had to restore my SDCard a couple times already when
N1> I've made a dumb typo <G>
Yeah, dd is my friend too. ;)
Vk> Yeah that helps. The one the BBSs run on has a read only SD card.
Vk> Writing is only done to the attached 500GB SSD. :)
N1> I tried using an external drive in a USB case... didn't fly well at
N1> all. I just gave up on the RPi units for anything remotely server
N1> related.
Yeah, mine's working well, though I am running on a Banana Pi, not the
Raspberry flavour. :)
Vk> Hmm, that's a pain.
N1> Very much so. Makes me sometimes feel as if my assistance really isn't
N1> appreciated.
:(
N1> ... JOIN THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A FUNDAMENTALIST-FREE AMERICA
Good luck with that. :/
... I have a 9600bps modem and 1.5bps fingers.
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