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On 9/29/05, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'm not a power user or even a very knowledgable user. But am |
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> something of a long time user, and since `96, I've used ext2 or 3 |
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> exclusively. I don't recall a single incident of losing or corrupting |
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> files that was attributable to ext[23]. |
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> I'd heard reiserfs was `better' but apparently the things its better |
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> at aren't things I use or notice. |
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Do you need speed? |
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What about space free? reiserfs is quite good! I experimented a ~1G |
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reduction from having the same data in a ext3 partition to a reiserfs!! |
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Is it possible to revert to ext3 from single boot mode or mounted from |
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> a live cd without a lot of hassles? |
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You can create a tarball of your current system, put it in temporary place |
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(other partition, removable media, etc), change the partition type from |
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reiserfs to ext3 and then deploy your system in the brand new partition. |
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HTH, |
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Fernando |
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