Re: Req. Advice from Lazy Web on Configuring 1.5TB extern. HD

2010-06-28 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Lu, 28 iun 10, 13:38:47, Arthur Machlas wrote: > >> 1) ext2 to image / from my debian install. 50GB so I could have two or > >> three "snapshots" > > > > Why ext2? I don't see any reason to use something less than ext3 for > > "regular" operations. > > > > Ext2 because who needs journaling? It

Re: Req. Advice from Lazy Web on Configuring 1.5TB extern. HD

2010-06-28 Thread Arthur Machlas
>> 1) ext2 to image / from my debian install. 50GB so I could have two or >> three "snapshots" > > Why ext2? I don't see any reason to use something less than ext3 for > "regular" operations. > Ext2 because who needs journaling? It will have three, maybe four files on it, each about 10GB. Correct

Re: Req. Advice from Lazy Web on Configuring 1.5TB extern. HD

2010-06-27 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mi, 23 iun 10, 10:22:29, Arthur Machlas wrote: > Greetings, > > I just purchased a 1.5 WD sata II HD and enclosure connected via USB > after an unfortunate incident involve rm -rf, something called "home" > and a bicycle. It's purpose will be two-fold: As a back-up device for > two laptops (HD

Re: Req. Advice from Lazy Web on Configuring 1.5TB extern. HD

2010-06-23 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/23/2010 10:22 AM, Arthur Machlas wrote: Greetings, I just purchased a 1.5 WD sata II HD and enclosure connected via USB after an unfortunate incident involve rm -rf, something called "home" and a bicycle. It's purpose will be two-fold: As a back-up device for two laptops (HD sizes 500GB an

Req. Advice from Lazy Web on Configuring 1.5TB extern. HD

2010-06-23 Thread Arthur Machlas
Greetings, I just purchased a 1.5 WD sata II HD and enclosure connected via USB after an unfortunate incident involve rm -rf, something called "home" and a bicycle. It's purpose will be two-fold: As a back-up device for two laptops (HD sizes 500GB and 120GB), and as a central storage device for mo