Re: F2FS On USB Sticks?

On 3/22/25 9:04 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-03-21 20:11, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

  Frankly I hate the bloody things. I use them as little as possible, My camera has something in it but it talks via USB to the computer so I have no idea what format it actually is
Ditto my mobile phone

 Yes, my camera talks via USB to the computer, but it is slower than directly connecting the card, and uses battery. Linux is very good at handling different filesystems.

   Agreed. If I only need a few pix I'll USB connect. If I
   need a lot, I'll pop the cam card and plug it into my
   Linux laptop.
   Ok, I *only* have Linux laptops/desktops/etc.
   DO look into BeeLink/BMax mini-boxes ... N95
   now thru N150 and beyond. Prices HAVE gone up a
   tad since the new Trump/China sanctions but
   still good. The N150s are kinda 'low-end
   laptop' power, which means Really Good for
   Linux uses ... all for under US $250.
   My poor poor desktop PC ... built it, top end
   i5 and 32gb and SSD ... and it's just SAT IDLE
   for a couple of YEARS now. Asus MB, love 'em.
   Haven't turned the thing on since forever.
   Again though, it's Deb/MX, not a drop of Winders.
   Cams generally use SD cards now (Sony has it's own
   version) - either the old 'wide' cards or the tiny
   newer ones. The 'wide' ones do have certain perks.
   Recently bought a few, and not only for older cams.
   Frankly I'm kinda tired of cards too small to
   physically handle, SO easy to loose in chair
   cushions ........
   Hmmmm ... remember the old Trek series ? Their
   "data tapes" were about 3"x2"x1/8" ... just
   big enough to put in yer pocket without getting
   lost and assumed to hold terabytes. An AMAZING
   concept in 1967  :-)