On 31/03/18 12:42, druck wrote:
> On 30/03/2018 10:42, A. Dumas wrote:
>> On 30/03/2018 10:49, Newdo wrote:
>>> i am thinking about installing raspbian on an ext3 formatted USB
>>> stick on order to get rid of the file system journaling accessing the
>>> device too often..
>>
>> Well, a USB stick is the same sort of flash media as an SD card, so
>> you won't solve that problem. I use a spinning disk for my server Pi,
>> it's a 2.5" portable disk powered by the USB port, max_usb_current=1
>> in /boot/config.txt. Works well, haven't had an outage in years.
>
> Some USB sticks, particularly the tiny low profile ones, may be pretty
> much the same as an SD card when used as a Pi filing system. Some of the
> larger sticks *may* have better controllers for improved wear levelling
> and resilience when used as a Pi filing system.
>
> I've been using a Samsung USB3 bar drive on one of my Pi's for over 3
> years without a problem, where as the maximum an SD card has lasted is
> 18 months. My main Pi is using a proper SSD with a USB to SATA adaptor.

I have had a pi, for about 5 years, running 24/7, controlling my central
heating, and maintaining a RRD database of temperature readings every 2
minutes, which is still using its original SD. I have had a clone of the
SD on standby, ready to slot in when it dies, but there has never been
any need.

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