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From: Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ?
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:48:14
Message-Id: 500C4A87.6020404@binarywings.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ? by Michael Hampicke
1 Am 22.07.2012 20:35, schrieb Michael Hampicke:
2 > Am 22.07.2012 19:46, schrieb Florian Philipp:
3 >> Am 22.07.2012 19:30, schrieb Pandu Poluan:
4 >>>
5 >>> On Jul 23, 2012 12:05 AM, "Michael Hampicke" <gentoo-user@××××.biz
6 >>> <mailto:gentoo-user@××××.biz>> wrote:
7 >>>>
8 >>>>> I have just a (maybe silly) question...
9 >>>>> I saw on some forums that partitionning SSDs could slow down read/write
10 >>>>> access.
11 >>>>> Is it true or simply intox ?
12 >>>>> On my sata HD, i have boot, /, usr and home separated partitions.
13 >>>>> What do you think of it ?
14 >>>>
15 >>>> This could happen of the partitions on the SSD are not properly aligned.
16 >>>> The guides I know on this subject are german, but thats no problem, just
17 >>>> do a google search for something like "linux ssd partition alignment".
18 >>>> There you will find all the ansers you need.
19 >>>>
20 >>>> If I remember correctly parted has a built-in alignment check.
21 >>>>
22 >>>
23 >>> Even the venerable fdisk now properly align partitions, IIRC.
24 >>>
25 >>> Rgds,
26 >>>
27 >>
28 >> cfdisk is one of the few that don't.
29 >>
30 >
31 > Right, cfdisk was the one, but I always likes it's console 'gui' as it
32 > was so easy to use. But cgdisk (of sys-apps/gptfdisk) is a good
33 > replacement for cfdisk.
34 >
35
36 Good to know. cfdisk was my favorite, too.

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Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ? Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>