Thread: Car-puter / GPS DIY Build-up

Originally Posted by cockie55

Biggest issue is solid state drives have a finite number of "writes" that can be made to them.

This was and (to a larger extent if using cheap drives) can still be an issue but....... In the last 5-10 years the write cycles have increased from around 10-100k to about 1million, in better quality drives, (server stuff) you can now expect in the region of 2-5million. This coupled with the drives now speading data writes to different blocks, (not like a standard HDD that uses the next available) will likely see your drive out last your system.
This will of course vary on the quality of the drive.
*If you want to extend your HDD life reduce the XP swap file

Originally Posted by cockie55

As an example if a software package is uninstalled no space is freed,

Have I misunderstood here?
Are you saying that if you uninstall a 10MB app. you won't get 10MB of disk space back?

Originally Posted by cockie55

I think Asus have tried to address this with merging writable partition with a read-only recovery partition. This allows everything on the file system to be updated and still reset to factory defaults later by simply clearing the writable partition. Storage on the image I don’t think can be fully recovered. As an example if a software package is uninstalled, no space is freed, and if a package is updated it may simply double the space. This does not auger well for this thing having multiple applications.

There was no recovery partition on my Eee. Recovery is carried out via a USB memory stick after installing the Linux OS & apps onto it via another PC. Or you can do it via external USB DVD and the supplied disk.

The above works after a complete repartitioning of the solid state drive (e.g after installing Windows).

Jon

It's been almost years since the last post on this subject, how are the carputers holding up? Any thoughts on what you have improved on?

Guess not then!

Originally Posted by HangOver

Have I misunderstood here?
Are you saying that if you uninstall a 10MB app. you won't get 10MB of disk space back?

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Originally Posted by FXST01

Guess not then!

i dont seem to get notifications, pretty random I just happened to notice you post.
Anyhow, the carputer held up pretty well considering.
I sold the 2 door a little while ago and the computer is still in it, it was working when sold.

I have plans to do something simmilar but this time im just going to take the easy option and use a laptop 12v powered and a remote mounted touch screen.

When I get around to it ..............

Mine has held up extremely well having covered about 20,000kms of remote desert travel.

The screen is a 10.4" touch running windows XP. radio, music and destinator navigation all run through Centrafuse and OzExplorer runs straight off Windows. Reversing camera gives a great view of whats behind. It could also run my phone and engine diagnostics if I wanted but chose my trusty Scan Guage 2 and haven't hooked up the phone as I go away to get away from the bloody thing!

A 6 port USB hub handles all of the extras and with a blue tooth mouse, I don't need a keyboard as I can use the in computer one and mouse if needed.

Having all the music on the hard drive is great as it does away with CD's and then getting ruined and I can listen to 6 consecutive hours of Slim without having to do anything

More details here

nugge t's 110 Defender build

It all looks great, but I wonder if you thought about using a Mac Mini? There are heaps of pages on google and vids on youtube of Mac Mini installations in cars.

Apologies if anyone else has suggested this, but I just spotted this thread and haven't even come close to reading it all.