From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33)
	id 1ChcJD-00063F-3L
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:23:51 -0500
Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33)
	id 1ChcJC-000632-I3
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:23:50 -0500
Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1ChcJC-00062z-FK
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:23:50 -0500
Received: from [38.113.3.61] (helo=smtp-out.hotpop.com)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Chc8F-0003Gn-UG
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:12:32 -0500
Received: from phreaker.net (kubrick.hotpop.com [38.113.3.103])
	by smtp-out.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 95FAFC2E8CF
	for <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:12:23 +0000 (UTC)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:12:28 -0500
From: "Jim C. Brown" <jbrown106@phreaker.net>
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] What is the minimal linux setup for running Qemu ?
Message-ID: <20041223231228.GA4842@jbrown.mylinuxbox.org>
References: <20041223020208.GA27626@jbrown.mylinuxbox.org>
	<000101c4e91e$478cb170$6401a8c0@geodb.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <000101c4e91e$478cb170$6401a8c0@geodb.org>
Reply-To: jbrown106@swift-mail.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org
List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>,
	<mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/qemu-devel>
List-Post: <mailto:qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>,
	<mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=subscribe>
To: bolle@geodb.org, qemu-devel@nongnu.org

On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 07:36:13PM +0100, Andreas Bollhalder wrote:
> > Or you could use a loopback on a RAM disk, and then merely 
> > copy the loopback
> > to the flash when you are done. This actually reduces the 
> > writes (since you then
> > only need to write one file out per session) but has its cost 
> > in reliability
> > (if something happens and the session ends w/o the loopback 
> > being copied over
> > (say power goes out) then you loose all the work you have 
> > done for that session).
> 
> Why not using a temporary disk image on the lokal host drive(s) ?
> 
> Andreas
> 
> 

That works too, it would just be more difficult to set up automaticlly.

> 
> _______________________________________________
> Qemu-devel mailing list
> Qemu-devel@nongnu.org
> http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel
> 

-- 
Infinite complexity begets infinite beauty.
Infinite precision begets infinite perfection.