On Sun, 12 May 2002 01:02:35 -0700, "DAVEinDSM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As you can probably tell..... I'm using windows right now... the reason is
> that I reformatted everything and reinstalled MS so I could use this computer
> for email etc while I decided which file system I wanted to install on my
> linux partition.
>
> I had a bad experience with ext2 the default file system.
> 1. I had one of my kids push the power button to shut down my mandrake 8.1 box
> and I couldn't get the system to boot back up.......serious lack of enough
> knowledge to try to recoup the data and save the file system on my part.....
> 2. lost alot of data.....(nothing major......but a PITA anyway)
> stuff like saved newbie emails that probably told how to recover from a
> bad ext2 shutdown...stuff like that!!
> 3. read that reiser fs was better .....especially for newbies like me that
> have bad shutdowns.....power outages...etc
>
> Any input on that? I want to re install mandrake......but want a file system
> that recovers fast.....and is stable enough to withstand the occasional bad
> shutdown. I read all the older posts in the newbie archives.....and seems like
> reiserfs is the way to go......but am open to suggestions before I re-install.
>
>
> Reiser FS also should have somewhat faster file access for my large
> directories of jpegs and html files if I'm not mistaken........I went to
> www.reiserfs.org ...read alot there too, but wanted real life
> experiences..... I trust those more :)
I've been constantly (ab)using the same ReiserFS partition for over a year now.
It's quite fast, and I've had no trouble recovering from unscheduled shutdowns.
I personally think ReiserFS is the best FS for 'typical' home users. If you're
running a server of some sort (or dealing with large files or databases), then
take a look at Ext3, XFS and JFS.
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