Jim Varnum wrote:
>
> I believe the UMSDOS FAQ or HOW-TO states that many file
> operations are faster with UMSDOS rather than with ext2 due
> to the simpler structure of the FAT16 file system.
Section 8.3 of the UMSDOS HOWTO says that file access is
"probably" faster on UMSDOS. It also says that directory
management is slower on UMSDOS and that UMSDOS is very wasteful
of disk space (due to fragmentation and cluster size).
> The biggest advantage that I can see to using UMSDOS is
> that it provides a wonderful safety net in that when I
> screw things up by experimenting with some configuration
> file and linux doesn't boot, I can reboot to DOS and fix
> the offending configuration file from there.
You also get this advantage when using loadlin (in DOS) to
boot an ext2 filesystem. The loadlin executable and Linux
kernel reside on the DOS partition, so it is easy to change
the boot parameters or switch kernels. This is VERY useful
when experimenting with new kernels.
Cheers,
Steven
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