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I use a Framework. I would advise looking up the parts you select prior to ordering. I didn't, and I accidentally selected an SSD that has known firmware issues

I use a Framework. I would advise looking up the parts you select prior to ordering. I didn't, and I accidentally selected an SSD that has known firmware issues (it unmounts itself randomly while in use). No fixes for this issue in 2 years has me skeptical of buying again, but I'm otherwise pretty happy with the device.

amelius 2y ago
That's terrible, but note that this sort of thing seems to happen with e.g. Apple devices too: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5486533 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5486533
- machinestops 2y ago
  External drives disconnecting themselves isn't an unknown issue. It's a bit different when it is your boot drive.
  - machinestops 2y ago
    Maybe I should reconfigure my OS to run out of RAM.
    - malfist 2y ago
      You're probably joking, but OSes like damn small Linux, knoppix, and puppy Linux can be configured to boot to ram. They're often used as a rescue os
      - machinestops 2y ago
        I'm not joking. I used to be an Alpine user, but I ran it in disk mode. Any OS can probably be made to boot to RAM. You just need to get the initramfs to extract a rootfs image to RAM (tmpfs), and set that filesystem as root before handing off to init. What makes Puppy special is the stuff it does to persist changes.
ramon156 2y ago
I was already considering buying the SSD and RAM myself, so that's good to know. This sounds like a similar issue I've had with my own computer. I assumed the problem was that the board is form 4th gen intel, DDR3 RAM, and it definitely doesn't support an EVO 970 since it's from ~2014. I had to put the bootloader on another drive to avoid this. Not a very pretty solution, but it still works!
dathinab 2y ago
> No fixes for this issue in 2 years [..] I'm not sure how framework is supposed to fix a SSD firmware issue if the vendor doesn't fix that. Also out of interest which SSD was it?
- machinestops 2y ago
  Preventing the issue from ocurring by not selling a known incompatible configuration is the approach I'd take personally. It's the combination of the 512GB WD Black and the i5.

amelius 2y ago

That's terrible, but note that this sort of thing seems to happen with e.g. Apple devices too: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5486533 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5486533

machinestops 2y ago
External drives disconnecting themselves isn't an unknown issue. It's a bit different when it is your boot drive.
- machinestops 2y ago
  Maybe I should reconfigure my OS to run out of RAM.
  - malfist 2y ago
    You're probably joking, but OSes like damn small Linux, knoppix, and puppy Linux can be configured to boot to ram. They're often used as a rescue os
    - machinestops 2y ago
      I'm not joking. I used to be an Alpine user, but I ran it in disk mode. Any OS can probably be made to boot to RAM. You just need to get the initramfs to extract a rootfs image to RAM (tmpfs), and set that filesystem as root before handing off to init. What makes Puppy special is the stuff it does to persist changes.

ramon156 2y ago

I was already considering buying the SSD and RAM myself, so that's good to know. This sounds like a similar issue I've had with my own computer. I assumed the problem was that the board is form 4th gen intel, DDR3 RAM, and it definitely doesn't support an EVO 970 since it's from ~2014. I had to put the bootloader on another drive to avoid this. Not a very pretty solution, but it still works!

dathinab 2y ago

> No fixes for this issue in 2 years [..] I'm not sure how framework is supposed to fix a SSD firmware issue if the vendor doesn't fix that. Also out of interest which SSD was it?

machinestops 2y ago
Preventing the issue from ocurring by not selling a known incompatible configuration is the approach I'd take personally. It's the combination of the 512GB WD Black and the i5.