Hi.
I decided to reinstall LM 8.0 using Reiser FS partitions. It is
my understanding that this FS is more robust against accidental
system shutdowns than standard ext2 Linux partitions. In addressing
these questions, please keep in mind that I put higher value on
stability than on speed and efficiency of the FS.
I have a dual Xeon II system with 256MB RAM + 18.2 GB U2 SCSI drive.
It currently has 4 NTFS + 1 FAT 32 partitions AND
/ /boot /root /home /usr /usr/local /tmp /var + 2 Linux
swap partitions. The latter were all created using diskdrake.
a. Are they Reiser FS modules in LM 8.0 experimental or are
have they been thoroughly tested?
b. Do Reiser FS partitions happily coexist with standard Linux
swap partitions? What about their co-existence with NTFS partitions.
I am asking this because, after I reinstalled LM 8.0 with Reiser
partitions, I can no longer boot Windows 2000 with LILO (It worked
fine when I was running LM 8.0 using standard ext2 Linux partitions).
I should point out that I rebuild the Reiser FS trees so that may have
damaged the Windows partitions.
c. If I have 256MB of RAM should I have 4 x 128 swap partitions
or 1 x 512 MB swap partition (I am under the assumption that
one should have 256x2=512MB of total swap space)?
d. How many partitions can I create using diskdrake? Diskdrake in LM 8.0
only allows the creation of 8 Reiser + 2 swap partitions in addition to
my
existing 4 NTFS and 1 FAT32 partition.
Sincerely,
Kouros
