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Thanks everyone for coming back to me. Just looking at finances and it is going to be a while before I can afford a m2 drive. Unfortunately, I am on half pay at the moment due to ill health. That said I have loads of spare laptop drives. So working on Mr Meowski's plan, I could create the os that works and then mirror onto a future m2 disk. Would that work please? Thanks Rich On 9 January 2018 at 21:18, Daniel Robinson <manipula@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Also, Richard... > > Forget Spectre/Meltdown patch, you're not going to notice a thing... > (Probably). > > I think you say you have 2x 4TB HDD's... > > Take HDD 1, > > "Partition idea" > > Disk 1 > > 1:\ /Root (20GB) > 2:\ /Home (40GB) > 3:\ ~/Video (*TB) > 4:\ ~/Pictures (*TB) > > Disk 2 > > 1:\ ~/Music (*TB) > 2:\ ~/Downloads (*TB) > > > > > On 9 January 2018 at 21:10, Daniel Robinson <manipula@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi Richard, >> >> I have many hdd's, something I like to do (might not be the to-do-thing) >> is mount or make simlinks of hdd's into my /home folder. >> I have a HDD for music, another for video's and another for everything >> else. >> So when I open my /home folder and double click Music i'm magically taken >> to another HDD as though it was just a standard folder. You can then share >> the same stuff between multiple user accounts too. >> When SHTF I don't worry about loosing my home folder, mainly because i >> usually roll with default settings (because when i tinker i break stuff). >> >> You can also Simlink Partitions, so think twice before opening your >> wallet.. >> >> >> >> On 8 January 2018 at 17:31, mr meowski <mr.meowski@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> On 08/01/18 14:08, Richard Brown wrote: >>> > Hi >>> > >>> > Thanks for throwing the ball back. >>> > >>> > I'm going to make life easier for myself. Essentially the laptop is >>> > working fine. I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I haven't looked into >>> > any of the questions. I need something working! Your email was as >>> > usual very comprehensive and I will be taking action on the advice. >>> > However, I want to separate data from the os so I'm going to invest in >>> > an ssd for the desktop. At which point I will be working on getting >>> > the desktop up and running. >>> > >>> > As you say it will be an adventure and learning experience and I'm >>> > looking forward to it. I'll get the ssd and then get the ball rolling. >>> > >>> > I know you suggested working on the laptop but I really do need to >>> > keep something running at the moment. So here is my desktop >>> > motherboard specs: >>> > http://www.asrock.com.tw/MB/Intel/B250M-HDV/index.asp >>> > >>> > The beauty of using this board is that is up to date. I will be >>> > learning how to configure uefi etc.Anyway, when I have the drive I'll >>> > start the journey! >>> >>> >>> Sounds like a plan - now you're in the market for a SSD, note that your >>> motherboard is modern enough to support the new generation of NVME SSDs. >>> If you can stretch your budget to it, this is a no-brainer compared to >>> regular SATA attached units. >>> >>> The relevant bit from Asrock's support page: >>> >>> - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 >>> SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 >>> Gb/s)** >>> >>> *If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_5 will be disabled. >>> >>> **Supports ASRock U.2 Kit >>> Supports Intel Optaneâ Technology >>> Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks >>> >>> Might seem a bit like overkill but then the massive IO boost will help >>> partially offset the performance hit we're all about to get on our Intel >>> systems thanks to Spectre/Meltdown :| >>> >>> Cheers >>> -- >>> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >>> https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >>> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq >> >> > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > -- Kind Regards Richard Brown 07747 343637 http://gucu.org.uk/ http://littlebigfoot.org.uk/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq