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From: Michael Hampicke <gentoo-user@××××.biz>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ?
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:37:20
Message-Id: 500C47FD.2070103@hadt.biz
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ? by Florian Philipp
1 Am 22.07.2012 19:46, schrieb Florian Philipp:
2 > Am 22.07.2012 19:30, schrieb Pandu Poluan:
3 >>
4 >> On Jul 23, 2012 12:05 AM, "Michael Hampicke" <gentoo-user@××××.biz
5 >> <mailto:gentoo-user@××××.biz>> wrote:
6 >>>
7 >>>> I have just a (maybe silly) question...
8 >>>> I saw on some forums that partitionning SSDs could slow down read/write
9 >>>> access.
10 >>>> Is it true or simply intox ?
11 >>>> On my sata HD, i have boot, /, usr and home separated partitions.
12 >>>> What do you think of it ?
13 >>>
14 >>> This could happen of the partitions on the SSD are not properly aligned.
15 >>> The guides I know on this subject are german, but thats no problem, just
16 >>> do a google search for something like "linux ssd partition alignment".
17 >>> There you will find all the ansers you need.
18 >>>
19 >>> If I remember correctly parted has a built-in alignment check.
20 >>>
21 >>
22 >> Even the venerable fdisk now properly align partitions, IIRC.
23 >>
24 >> Rgds,
25 >>
26 >
27 > cfdisk is one of the few that don't.
28 >
29
30 Right, cfdisk was the one, but I always likes it's console 'gui' as it
31 was so easy to use. But cgdisk (of sys-apps/gptfdisk) is a good
32 replacement for cfdisk.

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Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ? Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net>