>Subject: Re: [newbie] ReiserFS with Automatic install! >Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:32:13 +0200 >From: Piero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >References: 1 >On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, you wrote: >>For anyone who would like to have the ReiserFS in 7.1, and at the >> >sametime do the much easier automatic install, here's what worked for >>me: >First select expert install, and when you get to where you setup your >> >partitions, select ReiserFS as the filesystem type. After it formats the >> >partitions, go back to the 'installation class' selection in the left >>hand menu >and select automatic install. It'll skip the partition setup >>since it was >already done (or you can just leave it as is and tell it to >>NOT format >anything!) From there on it's an easy install, and you'll have >>the ReiserFS to >boot! >> >>____________________________________________________________________>>___ >>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >>http://www.hotmail.com > > >Which are the advantages of the Reiser Fiel system? > >-- >Piero >------------------------------ > Dr Piero Caracciolo > Ecole Normale Superieure > >....humani nihil ... > Hi Dr Caracciolo! The Reiser Filesystem handles improper system shutdowns far better than does the (current) standard Ext2 filesystem.The improper shutdowns, which of course can be caused by a myrid of things like power outages or inexperienced Linux users' response to a crashed program or frozen desktop. The way I basically understand it, the Reiser Filesystem will usually pop right back up in situations that would cause a prolonged FSCH and often filesystem damage under Ext2. It's a journalized filesystem, as is the BeOS's filesystem. I've tested the BeOS's ability to recover from all kinds of improper shutdowns - I basically got really abusive with it just to see how much it could really take; I never managed to knock it down! I'm in hopeful anticipation of the same type of stability with the ReiserFS. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
