On Fri, 2010-04-02 at 11:11 +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> [10-04-02 10:52]: > > On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 21:09:30 +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > > > So I have a lot of docs (specs of microcontrollers, howtos, programm > > > and source code docs...etc) on my disk. > > > This one part. > > > > Those are fairly normal files. > > > > > Then: I often transer videos from my DVB-T-receiver/recorder to my > > > harddisk to cut out the advertising and to transcode the videos to > > > somethings better than "ts" (transport streams), > > > > These tend to be bigger, often in the GB range, so I'd use a separate > > filesystem for them with XFS, which handles large files better in my > > experience. > > > > > Then I want something encrypted, either as a partition or as a files > > > (carrying a encrypted fs), which I can copy to dvd and will be able > > > to mount this dvd and use it without to have to copy the whole dvd > > > first to harddisk before using it... > > > Currently I am using encfs...(outdated?). What can I do use instead? > > > > ecryptfs does much the same job as encfs but is in the kernel. > > > > I'd say something like reiser3 for most areas and an XFS filesystem for > > the videos would be a good starting point. I would strongly recommend you > > use LVM and only set up volumes for what you need. That gives you extra > > space to play with and even experiment with different filesystems to see > > which work for you. > > > > > > -- > > Neil Bothwick > > > > The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant. > > Hi Neil, > > Thank you for your help! :) > > A question to LVM: As much as I know, LVM combines several partition > to one big partition, and if one partition fails, at least other > others of that volume are damaged, too. > What is the advantage of using LVM and several small partitions > instead of one in the size of the sum of the others and not using > LVM? > > Best regards, > mcc > The advantage is flexibility - you absolutely love LVM when you discover you have made a file system too small! Shrinking/enlarging/adding more storage etc is a real bonus.
Downside as you mention is lose one disk and you may lose all - however I believe that sometimes the remaining data can be recovered. Also keep in mind that while small partitions can be a pain and waste space, normal corruption is limited to one partition, and physical data protection is better (i.e., when one partition fills up, others are safe) BillK
