Hi,
I installed nomadBSD on USB Kingston Technology DataTravele 3.0, and it is working fine.
But some time, the system freezes a little bit when I am using it (moving a mouse, launching application, and so on…) or it takes time to do an activity.
What kind/model of USB are you using to have nomadBSD more faster and less freeze ?
is it possible to use nomadBSD at 80% on RAM ? if yes, how can I configure it ?
First of all make sure your USB pendrive is plugged into a real 3.x USB port
I use this model for running NomadBSD without any lack of performance in system usage:
https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07D1K3VTD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
it’s a Samsung Flash drive Titanium USB 3.2, up to 400 mbps reading - 150 writing, means much above average performances of many other pendrives.
Price is affordable, around 28 € on Amazon
Avoid USB-A and USB-B if possible, and buy only USB4 or at least USB 3.2, both of which have Type-C connectors.
When I couldn’t find USB4, a year ago I bought a 128 GB Kingston DataTraveler 70 for 12€ (10 +VAT). It is USB-C 3.2, although I keep it in a USB4 slot.
> usbconfig:
ugen2.3: <Kingston DataTraveler 70> at usbus2, spd=SUPER (5.0Gbps) pwr=ON (36mA)
This Kingston is snappy and durable, but the other one I bought, a USB-A 3.2 Intenso 256 GiB, had to be thrown away.
Thank you. I will test it.
A cheap unbranded USB2 in a USB2 port works fine for me. Depends upon your usage case, I just run with the standard setup plus minimal changes (wifi, set Firefox to use duckduckgo search engine, global DPI increased from 96 to 128). After the initial first-run/setup (locale etc) I dd the usb content - so at any later time I can dd that to a usb to be back at clean/freshly set up again. Don’t store bookmarks, passwords or data on that. Once/month or so I revert to that fresh/clean version again.
If you use USB-A make sure it is connected to a USB-A 3.x port which supports higher data transfer speed rates. I also would invest in an (micro)SD card to USB adapter and in a reasonably sized (micro)SD card which are dirt cheap (around 5,-€ in costs).
For testing out the OS I would recommend a 32 GB sized one but if you want to use NomadBSD on a daily basis, use at least one that has at least 128 GB of minimum storage capacity which adds additional costs but is more rentable at the end since the I/O speeds on a (micro)SD card are just higher than on a regular USB thumb drive (in theory).
If your device posesses an inetgrated SD card reader, try to use that instead of the (micro)SD to USB adapter stick, only then you can be rest assured that the theoretical I/O speeds claimed by your manufacturer of the (micro)SD card are more valid since USB ports tend to slow down I/O speeds massively.
In any event, use (micro)SD cards with suitable accessiores and equipment and you benefit from a smoother experience on NonmadBSD. Hope this helps!