Actually the best option is not installing backtrack at all and storing only the things you need between boots on a usb key. It has been years since I've touched reiserfs so I can't say much, but I can't think of anything that is going to make a significant difference when used with BT. Is there a reason you can't just boot off a usb key with BT installed? On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:09 PM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]>wrote:
> Actually, yeah, I knew that reiserfs has been picked up by and > is being maintained by a development team. I had also heard > that it was PITA. Nevertheless, when I looked at multiple web > pages that described installing backtrack recommended using > reiserfs. I don't know why, but I just assumed that reiserfs must > be the best fs for backtrack. I also knew that I could use Ext3. > I guess I didn't realize how much of a PITA that reiser could be. > So I think I will just go along with your reccomendation and use > Ext3. I think I'll wait on Ext 4 until they work the bugs out. > Thanks > > Anyways, I think the main thing I could use help with is finding > a website where I can get the backtrack installer tool. > Anyone? > > Thanks > > > > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Chris Louden <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Paul, >> >> Using ReiserFS you will definitely learn. Honestly its like going to >> the school of hard knocks. While that is a very worthy thing for >> anyone to do I personally would highly suggest that you use EXT3(old >> faithful), EXT4(speed), or XFS(great for large files). Reisers is a >> completely good, stable file system, but when there is an issue it >> becomes such a PITA. When you are talking about data go with the safe >> bet. >> >> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Paul Saenz<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Also what is the best tool for formatting to reiserfs? The reason >> > I ask that question is because, although I am not certain, but >> > it seems to me that some fs writers do a more thorough job than >> > others. What that means, I don't exactly know. All I know is that >> > some seem to do it in seconds, while others seem to take a much >> > longer time. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that it would be >> > more likely to lose data with the quick ones. >> > >> > Thanks >> > Paul >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LinuxUsers mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- Peter Manis (678) 269-7979
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