<div dir="ltr">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.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 3:33 PM, kenneth marken <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kemarken@broadpark.no">kemarken@broadpark.no</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Monday 20 October 2008 21:17:44 Ryan Abel wrote:<br>
> On Oct 20, 2008, at 3:14 PM, Denis Dimick wrote:<br>
> > Say someone does boot from SD, what happens when they remove the SD<br>
> > card to copy data over to it; I've run into a bug that causes scp to<br>
> > die/hang when copying large (AVI) files over wireless.<br>
><br>
> If you're booted from it, then bad things, but if the tablet is<br>
> powered off, and you're using a machine that can recognize ext2/3,<br>
> then you just copy as usual.<br>
><br>
> Both tablets have two mass storage devices (the N810's just happens to<br>
> be soldered on), so use one SD as a permanent boot device, and the<br>
> other for mass storage.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>well, if we could get nokia to support it natively (watching the dance some<br>
had to do to get it all running again at the latest ssu) it would be a bit<br>
more interesting. but so far your best of waiting each time a ssu update<br>
shows up in app manager, until whoever do those alternate boot systems can<br>
get back up to speed.<br>
<br>
still, there is always that idea/plan for a community "distro"...<br>
<br>
the problem really is that neither the debian package system nor nokia<br>
supports any official system for offloading onto some other storage.<br>
<br>
until that time comes, there will be house of card like hacks lining up around<br>
the block...</blockquote></div><br></div>