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From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] USB crucial file recovery
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:15:12
Message-Id: 6A6AA8A0-ED41-46DF-BA2C-6ED912E4EC58@antarean.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] USB crucial file recovery by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 On August 30, 2016 8:58:17 PM GMT+02:00, Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote:
2 >Am 30.08.2016 um 20:12 schrieb Alan McKinnon:
3 >> On 30/08/2016 14:04, Neil Bothwick wrote:
4 >>> On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:08:13 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
5 >>>
6 >>>>>> ext2 doesn't have a journal, that's why I suggested it in the
7 >first
8 >>>>>> place.
9 >>>>>
10 >>>>> My point was against all the journalised filesystems (that
11 >includes
12 >>>>> NTFS), not against your advice ;)
13 >>>>>
14 >>>>
15 >>>>
16 >>>> OP is looking for an fs to put on a memory stick that will work
17 >>>> everywhere:
18 >>>>
19 >>>> - vfat
20 >>>> - exfat
21 >>>
22 >>> He asked for something that would work "across Gentoo systems".
23 >>>
24 >>>
25 >>
26 >> How does exfat not fulfil that?
27 >>
28 >>
29 >
30 >because exfat does not work across gentoo systems. ext2 does.
31
32 Exfat works when the drivers are installed.
33 Same goes for ext2.
34
35 It is possible to not have support for ext2/3 or 4 and still have a fully functional system. (Btrfs or zfs for the full system for instance)
36
37 When using UEFI boot, a vfat partition with support is required.
38
39 --
40 Joost
41 --
42 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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Re: [gentoo-user] USB crucial file recovery Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>