Rick Pasotto (r...@niof.net on 2011-08-16 12:31 -0400): > I recently acquired a 2TB SATA HD that I have not yet installed. It > will be used entirely to store media files. Would there be any > problems in formating the entire disk (no partitions) as an EXT4 file > system? > > Any other considerations? > I foresee no issues. But I will echo the lvm recommendation, it will allow you to grow/move your filesystem dynamically in the future. And without partitions you won't have to worry about the underlying physical/logical sector sizes of "advanced format" disks.
Also, since "media files" implies huge files, put -Tlargefile4 somewhere on your mkfs command line. This will reduce the fs space reserved for inodes, giving you a few MB extra storage space. Regards, Arno -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110817215200.7c7cf...@neminis.loos.site
