Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-07 Thread Vivek
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Hugo S.Carrer wrote: [snip] > > Also you can mount with option noatime to reduce writes > > (atime updating means you have a write for every read!). > > Doesn't this option reduce the recovery capability of the FS? I don't see why it would. All you're doing is _not_ writing th

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-07 Thread Vivek
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Hugo S.Carrer wrote: [snip] > > Also you can mount with option noatime to reduce writes > > (atime updating means you have a write for every read!). > > Doesn't this option reduce the recovery capability of the FS? I don't see why it would. All you're doing is _not_ writing th

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 22:04, Cláudio Coelho wrote: > The best way is to choose the 2.4 kernel in the install. This allows > you to choose ext3 or reiserfs right there. > If you dont do it this way, you have to upgrade the kernel later and > the only way i know of migrating the whole sys

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Shyamal Prasad
"Magnus" == Magnus von Koeller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Magnus> On Monday 06 October 2003 14:06, PF wrote: >> I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS >> for use on laptops. Magnus> Well, I always use ReiserFS (out of no particular reason, Magnus> ap

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 22:04, Cláudio Coelho wrote: > The best way is to choose the 2.4 kernel in the install. This allows > you to choose ext3 or reiserfs right there. > If you dont do it this way, you have to upgrade the kernel later and > the only way i know of migrating the whole sys

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Shyamal Prasad
"Magnus" == Magnus von Koeller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Magnus> On Monday 06 October 2003 14:06, PF wrote: >> I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS >> for use on laptops. Magnus> Well, I always use ReiserFS (out of no particular reason, Magnus> ap

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Hugo S.Carrer
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 15:17:35 -0700 Tony Godshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to Hugo S.Carrer, > > On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:06:21 +0200 > > "PF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use > > > on > > > la

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Tony Godshall
According to Hugo S.Carrer, > On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:06:21 +0200 > "PF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on > > laptops. > > > > Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on > > a

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Vivek
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Yves Rutschle wrote: > I thought about using xfs when installing on a new laptop > recently, then realised that the current install ISOs don't > let you install with anything else than ext2. How would one You can install with ext3 and (iirc) reiser if you use the bf2.4 (2.4.x

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Hugo S.Carrer
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 15:17:35 -0700 Tony Godshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to Hugo S.Carrer, > > On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:06:21 +0200 > > "PF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on > > > laptops.

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Tony Godshall
According to Hugo S.Carrer, > On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:06:21 +0200 > "PF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on > > laptops. > > > > Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on > > a

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Dan DeVries
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 19:30:42 +0100 Yves Rutschle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 08:04:33PM +0200, Martin Schmiderer wrote: > > you can use xfs. It 's a very fast journaling filesystem. Im > > sorry becouse my english is bad... But xfs is the only one i put > > on my harddisk

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Cláudio Coelho
The best way is to choose the 2.4 kernel in the install. This allows you to choose ext3 or reiserfs right there. If you dont do it this way, you have to upgrade the kernel later and the only way i know of migrating the whole system is using tune2fs -j /dev/h?? to migrate from ext2 t

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Vivek
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Yves Rutschle wrote: > I thought about using xfs when installing on a new laptop > recently, then realised that the current install ISOs don't > let you install with anything else than ext2. How would one You can install with ext3 and (iirc) reiser if you use the bf2.4 (2.4.x

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Dan DeVries
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 19:30:42 +0100 Yves Rutschle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 08:04:33PM +0200, Martin Schmiderer wrote: > > you can use xfs. It 's a very fast journaling filesystem. Im > > sorry becouse my english is bad... But xfs is the only one i put > > on my harddisk

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Yves Rutschle
On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 08:04:33PM +0200, Martin Schmiderer wrote: > you can use xfs. It 's a very fast journaling filesystem. Im > sorry becouse my english is bad... But xfs is the only one i put > on my harddisks, it's great ;-). Test it with hdparm and some > disasters in there you have resto

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Hugo S.Carrer
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:06:21 +0200 "PF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on > laptops. > > Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on > a HP Omnibook and I wish using journaled fs princi

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Martin Schmiderer
Am Montag, 6. Oktober 2003 15:45 schrieb Magnus von Koeller: > On Monday 06 October 2003 14:06, PF wrote: > > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS > > for use on laptops. > > Well, I always use ReiserFS (out of no particular reason, > apart from maybe it being in the officia

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Cláudio Coelho
The best way is to choose the 2.4 kernel in the install. This allows you to choose ext3 or reiserfs right there. If you dont do it this way, you have to upgrade the kernel later and the only way i know of migrating the whole system is using tune2fs -j /dev/h?? to migrate from ext2 t

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Marcel Gschwandl
Hi, There was a thread earlier on this list named "No fsck in battery mode". There's explained why you shouldn't stop regular fs-checks even if you use a journaling-FS. Hope this helps, Marcel Am Mon, den 06.10.2003 schrieb PF um 14:06: > Hi, > > I found no faq or thread about comparing Re

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Dr. Fred M'Bogo
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:06:21 +0200 PF wrote: > Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on > a HP Omnibook and I wish using journaled fs principally to avoid fschk's... Ive been running ext3 on two older Thinkpads, a 755ce and 560. I have not done any speedtests

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Yves Rutschle
On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 08:04:33PM +0200, Martin Schmiderer wrote: > you can use xfs. It 's a very fast journaling filesystem. Im > sorry becouse my english is bad... But xfs is the only one i put > on my harddisks, it's great ;-). Test it with hdparm and some > disasters in there you have resto

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Hugo S.Carrer
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:06:21 +0200 "PF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on > laptops. > > Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on > a HP Omnibook and I wish using journaled fs princi

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Martin Schmiderer
Am Montag, 6. Oktober 2003 15:45 schrieb Magnus von Koeller: > On Monday 06 October 2003 14:06, PF wrote: > > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS > > for use on laptops. > > Well, I always use ReiserFS (out of no particular reason, > apart from maybe it being in the officia

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Marcel Gschwandl
Hi, There was a thread earlier on this list named "No fsck in battery mode". There's explained why you shouldn't stop regular fs-checks even if you use a journaling-FS. Hope this helps, Marcel Am Mon, den 06.10.2003 schrieb PF um 14:06: > Hi, > > I found no faq or thread about comparing Re

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Dr. Fred M'Bogo
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:06:21 +0200 PF wrote: > Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on > a HP Omnibook and I wish using journaled fs principally to avoid fschk's... Ive been running ext3 on two older Thinkpads, a 755ce and 560. I have not done any speedtests

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Magnus von Koeller
On Monday 06 October 2003 14:06, PF wrote: > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for > use on laptops. Well, I always use ReiserFS (out of no particular reason, apart from maybe it being in the official kernel sources so early). And it works perfectly on my laptop. I nev

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Johan Van den Neste
On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 14:06, PF wrote: > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on > laptops. I posted a reply to you mail to the debian-user mailing list by mistake, but since it's a general topic, you might get alot more replies there. --- nessie

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread debian-laptop
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, PF wrote: P> I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on P> laptops. P> P> Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on P> a HP Omnibook and I wish using journaled fs principally to avoid fschk's... Don't know muc

reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread PF
Hi, I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on laptops. Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on a HP Omnibook and I wish using journaled fs principally to avoid fschk's... Many thanks I apologize for using this f***ing M

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Magnus von Koeller
On Monday 06 October 2003 14:06, PF wrote: > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for > use on laptops. Well, I always use ReiserFS (out of no particular reason, apart from maybe it being in the official kernel sources so early). And it works perfectly on my laptop. I nev

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread Johan Van den Neste
On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 14:06, PF wrote: > I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on > laptops. I posted a reply to you mail to the debian-user mailing list by mistake, but since it's a general topic, you might get alot more replies there. --- nessie -- To UNS

Re: reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread debian-laptop
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, PF wrote: P> I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on P> laptops. P> P> Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on P> a HP Omnibook and I wish using journaled fs principally to avoid fschk's... Don't know muc

reiserfs vs ext3fs

2003-10-06 Thread PF
Hi, I found no faq or thread about comparing ReiserFS and Ext3FS for use on laptops. Can someone tell me her/his impressions? I'd like to install a Debian 3.1 on a HP Omnibook and I wish using journaled fs principally to avoid fschk's... Many thanks I apologize for using this f***ing M