[maemo-users] disk space running short on /

[From: Sparr]

This is actually a problem on every linux handheld I have ever used.  It is
a problem on my GP2X.  It was a problem on my old Asus PDA.  It is a problem
on my N770.  It will be a problem on my Pandora when I get one.  I wish
someone had a great solution, but so far, nothing.  There is, afaik, no safe
consistent way to install software across multiple pieces of removable media
in a way that is centrally manageable.  That goes for any OS, on any
platform.  I can't even find a hypothetical description of such a system,
should I want to try to implement it.

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 3:33 PM, kenneth marken <kemarken at broadpark.no>wrote:

> On Monday 20 October 2008 21:17:44 Ryan Abel wrote:
> > On Oct 20, 2008, at 3:14 PM, Denis Dimick wrote:
> > > Say someone does boot from SD, what happens when they remove the SD
> > > card to copy data over to it; I've run into a bug that causes scp to
> > > die/hang when copying large (AVI) files over wireless.
> >
> > If you're booted from it, then bad things, but if the tablet is
> > powered off, and you're using a machine that can recognize ext2/3,
> > then you just copy as usual.
> >
> > Both tablets have two mass storage devices (the N810's just happens to
> > be soldered on), so use one SD as a permanent boot device, and the
> > other for mass storage.
> >
>
> well, if we could get nokia to support it natively (watching the dance some
> had to do to get it all running again at the latest ssu) it would be a bit
> more interesting. but so far your best of waiting each time a ssu update
> shows up in app manager, until whoever do those alternate boot systems can
> get back up to speed.
>
> still, there is always that idea/plan for a community "distro"...
>
> the problem really is that neither the debian package system nor nokia
> supports any official system for offloading onto some other storage.
>
> until that time comes, there will be house of card like hacks lining up
> around
> the block...
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