Ubuntu but NOT on a USB

[KingTubby]

Hi

First post so be gentle with me.
I had a hacked joggler happily running my squeezeplayer for ages and then for reasons unknown it decided to brick itself.
Although I am reasonably techie I hadnt hacked the Joggler myself - instead i bought a USB off ebay that did that all for me.

Anyway, my slightly rambling point, is that mainly via the excellent info and links on this site I managedto reflash the joggler and get ubuntu reinstalled on my joggler....however, it is running off a USB stick whereas before Ubuntu was running on the Joggler. Is there a way of installing Ubuntu permanently onto the Joggler thus removing the need to have a USB sticking outthe side all the time. Surely it would be quicker too??

Cheers guys

[BuZz]

Anyway, my slightly rambling point, is that mainly via the excellent info and links on this site I managedto reflash the joggler and get ubuntu reinstalled on my joggler....however, it is running off a USB stick whereas before Ubuntu was running on the Joggler. Is there a way of installing Ubuntu permanently onto the Joggler thus removing the need to have a USB sticking outthe side all the time. Surely it would be quicker too??

it is likely to be slower. the onboard flash isn't very quick. Since flash is susceptible to write wear, i would recommend to use usb anyway. it's cheaper to replace a usb stick than a joggler. you can get usb sticks that stick out only a few mm also.

I just did a basic sequential read on my joggler:

usb stick (/dev/sda): ~15MB/sec, just under 22MB/second and ~17MB/sec (bearing in mind this was the boot media so in use
internal flash (/dev/mmcblk0) no more than ~15MB/second

[roobarb!]

internal flash (/dev/mmcblk0) no more than ~15MB/second

One of my Jogglers always maxed out at 4MB/s on the internal flash. The internal flash is now blank and it permanently runs Ubuntu from a stick.