hi all well, if ur not keen of the COOL debian ...... the latest versions of mandrake already have reiserfs...
i did switch to resiserfs some time back but then i am having some problems with some features the existing applications have thats only for ext2.. like midnight commander (mc) now having support for undeleting files on resierfs..its just on ext2..... ajay PS : me new to debian world :) > * Eduard Bloch ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010729 10:35]: > > > > does anyone know an easy way of converting a ext2 partition to > > > resierfs and is it worth it ? > > > Are you looking for an fast journaling file system? Try ext3 - the > > only thing you have to change is > > > - patch the kernel: > > http://www.uow.edu.au/~andrewm/linux/ext3/ext3-usage.html (2.4.x) or > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/sct/ext3/ (2.2.x) > > - change ext2 to ext3 in /etc/fstab > > - create the journal file (with newer tune2fs, e2progs from woody > > should be sufficient) > > Anyone with opinions on ext3 vs reiserfs, IBM's journaling fs, or others > ?? This one sounds the "easiest"... Also, how soon might this be > implemented in Linus' kernel instead of requiring a patch ?? > > I'll check Alan Cox's AC to see if he includes it already. > > Hall > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------- Dudani, Ajay B. Graduate Student at North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
