Reply To: svn-1400, flac and NSLU: Performance problems?

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rpedde
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Failing that, you could always boot with knoppix cd or something similar with captive ntfs and native ext3.

Installing a complete OS on the PC just to be able to copy files and in the end run some music? Errm…

As joshua mentions, Knoppix is a “live” cd. You boot right up into linux from the CD — it need not be installed. Your system could continue to be windows, but you could use the drivers etc from knoppix to do the copies.

Plus, you’d be able to take advantage of some of the fast synchronizing software like unison or rsync.

Also, if you rsynced it the first time, you’d probably be able to rsync it from then on whenever you “updated” your music. Rsync updates only copy what changed, so if you do it frequently, the update process won’t be long. That’s how I keep my server library synchronized with my “real” library.

— Ron