Re: [[newbie] Which Filesystem?]
"Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the difference between the ext2 and ReiserFS filesystems? > What are the pros & cons of both? > I going to be doing a fresh install on a computer, and want to find out > which I should pick. The principal "benefit" of the ReiserFS is that it is a journaling file system. I believe it is much less susceptible to problems if inproperly shutdown. There is another file system being worked on called ext3 that I believe will be a journaling file system also. Some time duirng the 2.4.x kernel one of these (or another journaling file system) might become the default of recommended, instead of ext2. for now, I use ext2 for my Linux boxen. Mike "Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." --Winston Churchill Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
Re: [newbie] Which Filesystem?
At 07:51 AM 11/08/2000 -0500, you wrote: >What is the difference between the ext2 and ReiserFS filesystems? >What are the pros & cons of both? >I going to be doing a fresh install on a computer, and want to find out >which I should pick. What I have read on the various lists and URLs is the following: Reiser "keeps a copy" of everything until it is written to a file, so it can survive power failures much better, and the equivalent of fsck runs a lot quicker. Reiser is slightly slower in operation. (I don't know where it keeps the copy, or how.) The MSWin program Explore2fs probably does not read Reiser. (If anyone knows better, please let me know.) There are times when E2fs is very useful to me, so I have not used Reiser myself. --doug
Re: [newbie] Which Filesystem?
It was Nov 8, 2000, 07:51, when Grant keyboarded: >What is the difference between the ext2 and ReiserFS filesystems? >What are the pros & cons of both? >I going to be doing a fresh install on a computer, and want to find out >which I should pick. I have no idea on the benefit of either one. I use ext2 and I am happy with that. Paul -- Coffee (n.): a person who is coughed upon. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
[newbie] Which Filesystem?
What is the difference between the ext2 and ReiserFS filesystems? What are the pros & cons of both? I going to be doing a fresh install on a computer, and want to find out which I should pick.
