Is this guy smoking something?

[VirtualLarry]

Review claims that Indilinx SSD controller runs Linux internal to the SSD. Is this true? I would have thought that SSD firmware would be more low-level than that.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227956

 

[Xtrem]

Crack. He is on crack.

 

[postmortemIA]

it might run some variant of unix for embedded devices, sure why not linux. For example Linksys famous routers ran VxWorks.

 

[Bryf50]

For some reason that reminded me of this. Probably more towards the full of shit category.

 

[Cerb]

it might run some variant of unix for embedded devices, sure why not linux. For example Linksys famous routers ran VxWorks.

They ran Linux, and some still can. They currently run VxWorks.

I doubt the SSD controllers run Linux. It would not make any sense. Routers took advantage of the basic FOSS Unix software, and had no need of an RTOS. An SSD controller is going to need an RTOS, if it runs one, but it seems like it would be better to just not run an OS at all.

 

[Ao1]

Maybe he is getting confused by the fact that OCZ bootable tools are based on Linux

 

[JellyRoll]

I personally run windows 8 on my Indilinx.

 

[lagokc]

I personally run windows 8 on my Indilinx.

Don't you need Windows RT Firmware edition?

 

[Phynaz]

Why are you reading Newegg reviews?

 

[Smoblikat]

Why are you reading Newegg reviews?

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