I have zero problems with XFS. My understanding is that XFS and ReiserFS are both faster than Ext3. ReiserFS always used to have an issue that your '/' partition could not be ReiserFS, not sure if that is fixed now. There is no issue with '/' with XFS, but the installer warns you it is not possible to make a boot flopy with XFS because it will not fit onto the floppy. (Not a problem with 8.2 because the install CD takes the place of a boot floppy)
You might like to consider installing 8.2 anyway simply because the 'rescue' system is so much better and would help you to recover from this sort of accident without resorting to reinstalling. derek On Sunday 12 May 2002 9:02 am, DAVEinDSM wrote: > As you can probably tell..... I'm using windows right now... the reason is > that I reformatted everything and reinstalled MS so I could use this > computer for email etc while I decided which file system I wanted to > install on my linux partition. > > I had a bad experience with ext2 the default file system. > 1. I had one of my kids push the power button to shut down my mandrake 8.1 > box and I couldn't get the system to boot back up.......serious lack of > enough knowledge to try to recoup the data and save the file system on my > part..... 2. lost alot of data.....(nothing major......but a PITA anyway) > stuff like saved newbie emails that probably told how to recover from > a bad ext2 shutdown...stuff like that!! 3. read that reiser fs was better > .....especially for newbies like me that have bad shutdowns.....power > outages...etc > > Any input on that? I want to re install mandrake......but want a file > system that recovers fast.....and is stable enough to withstand the > occasional bad shutdown. I read all the older posts in the newbie > archives.....and seems like reiserfs is the way to go......but am open to > suggestions before I re-install. > > Reiser FS also should have somewhat faster file access for my large > directories of jpegs and html files if I'm not mistaken........I went to > www.reiserfs.org ...read alot there too, but wanted real life > experiences..... I trust those more :) > > THIA > Dave
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