yOn Fri, 11 Jul 2003, MAL wrote: > Timo Boettcher wrote: > >>1) Which Filesystem to use ? > > > > I disagree here. I would use ext3, because of the journal. A laptop is > > very rarely used in such stable environment as a desktop, and I would > > choose a the additional fs-security over few minutes more runtime > > anytime. > > But of course I understand your point. > > ext3 can also be set to commit the journal less frequently, (30 mins > instead of 5 mins). To be honest though, unless you want the hard drive > to sit in power saving mode all the time, the small write required to > write a journal every 5 minutes will use almost no power.
would it be possible to switch the interval depending on wether you're working on battery electrical outlet? mvg Finne Boonen *********************************************************************************************** Beware of the spring, it'll jump you when you least expect it -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
