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Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - User 11436 - 11-07-2019
Hi,
I've been tinkering with my PBP for the past few days now (mostly with the system monitor open). I'm happy enough with the current performance, but I've been wondering where the primary performance bottleneck lies in the PBP. Is it the eMMC interface? If so, I take it that purchasing an NVMe SSD would noticeably speed things up?
Ben
Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - tophneal - 11-07-2019
Maybe not. Currently it wouldn't be a bootable drive. It would appear as a secondary drive.
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RE: Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - User 11436 - 11-07-2019
(11-07-2019, 09:38 AM)tophneal Wrote: Maybe not. Currently it wouldn't be a bootable drive. It would appear as a secondary drive.
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But surely you could just flash the image to the NVMe drive, and change "root=/dev/mmcblk1p2" in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to "root=/dev/nvme0n1p2"? Then, everything would be running off the NVMe drive
Ben
RE: Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - tophneal - 11-07-2019
(11-07-2019, 09:49 AM)Feakster Wrote:(11-07-2019, 09:38 AM)tophneal Wrote: Maybe not. Currently it wouldn't be a bootable drive. It would appear as a secondary drive.
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But surely you could just flash the image to the NVMe drive, and change "root=/dev/mmcblk1p2" in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to "root=/dev/nvme0n1p2"? Then, everything would be running off the NVMe drive
Ben
Potentially. It was discussed briefly in another thread. I believe the final sentiment of the thread was "we won't truly know until someone tries."
RE: Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - hdk - 11-07-2019
(11-07-2019, 09:52 AM)tophneal Wrote:(11-07-2019, 09:49 AM)Feakster Wrote:(11-07-2019, 09:38 AM)tophneal Wrote: Maybe not. Currently it wouldn't be a bootable drive. It would appear as a secondary drive.
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But surely you could just flash the image to the NVMe drive, and change "root=/dev/mmcblk1p2" in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to "root=/dev/nvme0n1p2"? Then, everything would be running off the NVMe drive
Ben
Potentially. It was discussed briefly in another thread. I believe the final sentiment of the thread was "we won't truly know until someone tries."
I have put a NVMe SSD in my PBP.
Toshiba OCZ RC100, 240 GB, m.2 2242: 42mm long. So I could take 3 cm off of the adapter.
All is working very well, no problem with the touchpad.
After starting up the NVMe SSD was mounted and known as /dev/nvme0n1. (Gparted)
I would like to give it a try.
Supply me with detailed instructions s'il vous plaît.
RE: Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - tophneal - 11-07-2019
(11-07-2019, 11:51 AM)hdk Wrote:Here's what I found when searching it out: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=4971(11-07-2019, 09:52 AM)tophneal Wrote:(11-07-2019, 09:49 AM)Feakster Wrote:(11-07-2019, 09:38 AM)tophneal Wrote: Maybe not. Currently it wouldn't be a bootable drive. It would appear as a secondary drive.
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But surely you could just flash the image to the NVMe drive, and change "root=/dev/mmcblk1p2" in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to "root=/dev/nvme0n1p2"? Then, everything would be running off the NVMe drive
Ben
Potentially. It was discussed briefly in another thread. I believe the final sentiment of the thread was "we won't truly know until someone tries."
I have put a NVMe SSD in my PBP.
Toshiba OCZ RC100, 240 GB, m.2 2242: 42mm long. So I could take 3 cm off of the adapter.
All is working very well, no problem with the touchpad.
After starting up the NVMe SSD was mounted and known as /dev/nvme0n1. (Gparted)
I would like to give it a try.
Supply me with detailed instructions s'il vous plaît.
Not sure if the uboot updates since then allow for booting from NVMe yet, though.
RE: Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - hdk - 11-07-2019
step 4. sudo nano /boot/efi/extlinux/extlinux.conf
Directory /efi/ is missing:
/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf exists. No problem?
And for me it's impossible to edit extlinux.conf.
Any suggestions?
RE: Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - hmuller - 11-07-2019
(11-07-2019, 09:32 AM)Feakster Wrote: Hi,
... but I've been wondering where the primary performance bottleneck lies in the PBP. Is it the eMMC interface? ...
Ben
Hi Ben, please describe in more detail this performance bottleneck you describe above. I am curious about the context of your observation.
RE: Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - User 11436 - 11-07-2019
(11-07-2019, 02:37 PM)hmuller Wrote:(11-07-2019, 09:32 AM)Feakster Wrote: Hi,
... but I've been wondering where the primary performance bottleneck lies in the PBP. Is it the eMMC interface? ...
Ben
Hi Ben, please describe in more detail this performance bottleneck you describe above. I am curious about the context of your observation.
Hi,
I have nothing to point fingers at in particular. It's just that on several occasions when I've been waiting for the PBP, I've noticed that the processor doesn't appear to be pushed.
Ben
Just to clarify, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with the performance of the PBP. It's become my daily driver, and I'm currently sat happily typing away on the Pine64 forums on it now. However, I have a spare bit of cash for an NVMe drive, and I was curious to know whether it would be worth the investment. Also, from what I've been seeing on Twitter, I get the impression that Manjaro will soon be available on the PBP... An OS reinstall seems like a good opportunity to try an NVMe drive in the PBP.
RE: Will purchasing an NVMe SSD noticably improve performance - VoxUnius - 11-07-2019
(11-07-2019, 11:51 AM)hdk Wrote:(11-07-2019, 09:52 AM)tophneal Wrote:(11-07-2019, 09:49 AM)Feakster Wrote:(11-07-2019, 09:38 AM)tophneal Wrote: Maybe not. Currently it wouldn't be a bootable drive. It would appear as a secondary drive.
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But surely you could just flash the image to the NVMe drive, and change "root=/dev/mmcblk1p2" in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to "root=/dev/nvme0n1p2"? Then, everything would be running off the NVMe drive
Ben
Potentially. It was discussed briefly in another thread. I believe the final sentiment of the thread was "we won't truly know until someone tries."
I have put a NVMe SSD in my PBP.
Toshiba OCZ RC100, 240 GB, m.2 2242: 42mm long. So I could take 3 cm off of the adapter.
All is working very well, no problem with the touchpad.
After starting up the NVMe SSD was mounted and known as /dev/nvme0n1. (Gparted)
I would like to give it a try.
Supply me with detailed instructions s'il vous plaît.
What OS did you use? Was there any extra configuration required? I have installed NVME too, but it doesn't appear anywhere, neither in lsblk nor in lspci.