[loonix]

Just ordered my 32 Gig SSD drive!!!

My mini isn't here though yet either :-(

[jw8725]

mate has the speed issue been resolved for you?

[UnaClocker]

The speed.. It's better with journalling turned off. It's still got odd pauses from time to time. It can be a bit annoying. I definitely think the SLC would have been a better choice, it's just a shame it costs more than 3x as much! The computer is completely usable, and being able to walk into Starbucks (as an example) and just open the lid and go NOW is HUGELY better than opening the lid, hitting the power button, and waiting over a minute for the thing to boot. And the same can be said for just shutting the lid, and tossing it into the carrying pouch I have for it. I KNOW it will stop generating heat when I close that lid, I don't have to wait 20-30 seconds to make sure it actually powered down. So while the pauses can slow things down a bit, I save that much and more with the sleep working. But like I said, having the SLC SSD would be the cat's meow, I'd have the best of both worlds.

[loonix]

Originally Posted by UnaClocker

It does seem to help with the random delays that seem to pop up all the time with this slower 32gb SSD.

Can anyone elaborate on the performance issues that are to be expected when using journalling with the new 32Gig SSD drive when using journalling?

What are the possible ramifications when turning it off?

Thanks

[UnaClocker]

Ramifications of turning off journalling.. Same as computers have been for the past 2+ decades, really. If you didn't click shutdown before powering off/crashing, the file system can misplace data blocks. Upon booting back up, the OS will see that it didn't dismount cleanly and it will run a checkdisk. This will extend the bootup time on the initial bootup after a crash a little bit, maybe 10-30 seconds, while it scans for any lost blocks and fixes them. It doesn't ALWAYS lose data, but there's always a risk that it could. It worked fine for years, Linux didn't have a journalling file system for a very long time before they finally added a dozen of them (roughly).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journaling_file_system That would be a good link for some more detailed info about what journalling is. I think the SSD will live longer with it turned off anyways.

[Type11]

So I got my 32 GB drive working with my iso and it sleeps as well. Still does not show in the BIOS but oh well. Also maybe the reason my cd would not boot is you had usb legacy support off? Not sure worked fine for me. I have a new iso with some new stuff I hope to test and get up tonight. I alos agree and would say this drive is about 15-20% slower just overall than my 16GB STEC what do you think UNA?

[UnaClocker]

Yeah, a bit slower, but bigger, and it sleeps. I'm happy with the new drive until something better comes along in the same price range. I'm glad to hear yours sleeps as well, that means the probably is 100% isolated to the SSD now.

[loonix]

Originally Posted by Type11

I have a new iso with some new stuff I hope to test and get up tonight.

Got a change log? What new stuff/goodies are you adding?

[UnaClocker]

Originally Posted by loonix

Got a change log? What new stuff/goodies are you adding?

Again, best discussed in that particular thread.

[UnaClocker]

Seems that sound is not working after waking up. May be the drivers I'm using, seems like there are about 3 different sound drivers out there. I hadn't noticed this before because I don't do a whole lot sound related on this machine. But I recently started installing some games on it, and noticed the problem. Anyone else with sleep working having the same problem? Or more importantly, not having it?