[Swlug] Mysterious errors

[Alan Gray]

Does the hardware allow you to boot from SD (installation media) to an external USB drive?
Regards
Alan Gray


On 9 January 2024 22:15:41 GMT, Rhys Sage via Swlug <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>eMMC Life Time Estimation A [EXT_CSD_DEVICE_LIFE_TIME_EST_TYP_A]: 0x04
>eMMC Life Time Estimation B [EXT_CSD_DEVICE_LIFE_TIME_EST_TYP_B]: 0x03
>
>So if 0x01 is 10%, 0x02 is 20% then assuming logarithmic decline 0x03 would be 40%, 0x04 would be 80%?
>
>That being the case, it does look like the eMMC is pretty close to being totally failed.
>
>I've had good value from this laptop. 8 years at $200 - $250 would be $30ish a year. 
>My Macbook was not as good value.Assuming $1200 then that was $171 a year. I could almost have bought an Asus a year at that rate.
>
>I wonder if I can re-task the screen and keyboard to run with a Raspberry Pi 3B+?
>
>Rhys Sage
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