I agree entirely, the user shouldn't have to say, "no, don't do it" they should have to say "yes, now is a good time".
On Dec 22, 2007 10:46 AM, Chris Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been following this and I thought I would add my 2 cents worth > > > > (1) At shutdown is good > > (2) Timeout/interuptable – is good > > (3) BUT. The default action should be "No Action" > > > > At shutdown the user is prompted that a file system check is required > > When the timeout occurs (it should be short – say 30 seconds) the default > should be to skip it until the next shutdown > > IE the user has to explicitly select that now is a good time to do the > fsck. > > One the fsck is complete the machine turns off as usual > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Chris Martin > > m: 0419 812 371 > > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Jonathan > Musther > *Sent:* Saturday, 22 December 2007 5:54 AM > *To:* Aurélien Naldi > *Cc:* ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > *Subject:* Re: fsck on boot is major usability issue > > > > If it was moved to shutdown, I would assume that the user would be able to > skip it, or better yet they would be prompted. > > I have been contacted by autofsck users who have turned off a laptop and > then closed the lid immediately (or turned off a desktop and immediately > switched off the monitor) and not noticed the autofsck dialogue, one user's > laptop remained powered on until the battery was flat. In that particular > case it was in his laptop bag on a bus journey, not the best place to have a > powered up hard drive. The latest version now contains a timeout, if no > selection is made within 2 minutes, the machine will shut down without > running the check. There's also an audio prompt to try to combat this. > > The way I see it, if somebody turns on a computer, it doesn't matter > whether they absolutely need it right now, say for a presentation, but they > certainly want to use it now. When most people shut down, they don't care > as they're no longer using it, with the addition of an autofsck style > prompt, they can postpone it if they need to. > > Every time a new feature in a new version of Ubuntu means faster boot > times, this is publicised as a great thing, I find it odd that at the same > time we allow one in every 30 boots to be very, very long (with modern sized > disks). > > > On Dec 22, 2007 2:20 AM, Aurélien Naldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On ven, 2007-12-21 at 08:13 -0500, Evan wrote: > > My personal preference would be to move it to shut-down, but an > > interruptable check on boot is better than nothing. Just my two cents. > > I'm not sure that moving it to shutdown is a proper solution. Think > about a laptop shuting down because its battery is nearly empty: how > good is it to slow down the shutdown and risk a brutal power off ? > Also, I'm often waiting for my computer to shutdown before leaving, I > don't want to be late because of a fsck. > > Making it interruptible and runnable on demande easily is more > important, then it can be on bootup or shutdown, I don't care ;) > > Regards. > -- > Aurelien Naldi > > > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > > > > -- > Slingshot - a unique game everyone enjoys - and it's free :-) > http://www.slingshot-game.org > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > -- Slingshot - a unique game everyone enjoys - and it's free :-) http://www.slingshot-game.org
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