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I wanna setup my laptop with a linux installation and for that i need a fast filesystem because my laptop disk isn't too fast.So tha dillema is ext or reiserFS ?? i am asking that because at every new kernel relesase there are always some problems, right ??
Anyway is reiserFS now stable enough to be trusted with a stable/laptop linux setup or should i go with ext3 ?? i am planning to use kernels 2.6.5(default) and 2.4.26
ReiserFS is the faster of the two file system under most conditions. Reiser has been pretty stable since early in the 2.4 kernel days. I have been using it since 2.2.something with patches and have never once had a problem with it.
thx guys, i guess i'am gonna give a shot with reiserFS
i also read that some ppl with computer crashe and ext3 they lost data but with computer crash and reiserFS they did not lose data.
You have to move the data off the partition, make reiserfs on the old ext3 and then copy the data back.
It's not an "upgrade" it's a different file system all together.
On my main desktop the primary HD is ext3. I also have an 80 gig media HD with reiserFS. It smokes! Major difference in speed. I also setup 2 swap partitions (1 at the beginning, 1 at the end of drive). My next system will be entirely reiserFS.
Or, you could go the other way and take the old ext2 option. Being that it is not a journaling filesystem, your disk won't be spinning constantly - which is a plus for laptop battery life. Of course there are risks of data loss but if you're careful you should be fine. It's a gamble but one that might be worth it to you.
Originally posted by Pres Or, you could go the other way and take the old ext2 option. Being that it is not a journaling filesystem, your disk won't be spinning constantly - which is a plus for laptop battery life. Of course there are risks of data loss but if you're careful you should be fine. It's a gamble but one that might be worth it to you.
i got confused because of my lack of knowledge of english
You mean that if i have ext2 instead of reiserFS there is a possibility of data loss or the other way round ??
Originally posted by alekoos i got confused because of my lack of knowledge of english
You mean that if i have ext2 instead of reiserFS there is a possibility of data loss or the other way round ??
Yup, you got it
ext2 = risk of data loss, but possibly longer battery life
reiser, ext3 = less risk of data loss but possibly shorter battery life.
The risk of data loss with ext2 is only if you turn off without proper shutdown, after all ext3 is just ext2 with the addition of journalling.
I like reiserfs, just don't try reiser 4 just yet.
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