[linux-dvb] Re: running vdr in a ram-disk

[Robert_Schneider@lotus.com]

Hi,

I'm using noflushd to spin the harddisk down after 5 min and in order to 
not have it up at every syslog event, I mount /var/log to a ramdisk at the 
start of my system. That gets me to very few harddisk spin ups as long as 
I'm not recording or playing.

If you're interested in the scripts to do that, let me know.

Robert




Axel Gruber <axelgruber2@gmx.de>
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07.06.2001 09:48
Please respond to Axel Gruber

 
        To:     schoeller@gmx.at
        cc:     linux-dvb@linuxtv.org, (bcc: Robert Schneider/MUC1/Lotus)
        Subject:        [linux-dvb] Re: running vdr in a ram-disk


> hi all!

> has anyone tried to run vdr in a ramdisk?
> my intention is to put the hd to sleep. i only
> want to activate it for playback or recording.

> .) what size should the ramdisk be?
> .) what has to be in the ramdisk?
> .) can this work?

Why not ?

A problem ist that VDR writes itīs EPG-DATA to epg.dat in /video0 - and 
this is the Video-Directory - so at every EPG-Writing - your harddrive 
will spin up !
Butīiīm sure that itīs possible to change the destination path.

you have to load the /vdr path and your /settings path into Ramdrive - 
thatīs all...

A other Problem it the /var/log/messages  there are the VDR-Debug-messages

i donīt know if itīs possible to write this into a RAM-DRIVE....

I think - you should try it.

CU

Axel Gruber


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