-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ow Mun Heng wrote: > Okay.. I've downloaded the updated xfsprogs-2.6.2 packages. > how do I partition the space/create the xfs partition? Any pitfalls > I need to be aware of? Partition the disk with fdisk, create the XFS filesystem with mkfs.xfs > > 1. xfs compiled into the kernel. (or module will do?) > 2. Install the xfs progs > 3. mkexfs /dev/hda8 (I'm not sure what the name of the prog is) > XFS has journals right? Better/faster than ext3 right?? in the simplest form: mkfs.xfs /dev/hda8 Yes, XFS has journals, and yes it is better/faster than ext3 > > > I'll be getting a new hard-drive soon for my laptop(D600, upgrade to 60GB) > and hopefully I can put this experience into that new Hard Drive. > > Thanks. > > Ps: I'm taking your word for it and taking the plunge.. I have to agree with Jesse. Reiserfs is just not where it needs to be. The XFS file system has been around on SGI machines for a long time and is a mature file system. It also has acl's, xfsdump, and xfs_repair if things go wrong. I ran the XFS filesys with RedHat 7.3 for about a year with no problems at all. I stopped using it because RedHat snubbed the filesys for some reason, and I got tired of waiting for SGI to catch up with RedHat's kernels. Since 2.6 will have XFS built-in, I will switch back to XFS. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAPvYLL6ubqSVs8LERAqMGAKCeJPCfMGFnlAWM4YT+KP3ZUc91bwCfVfQu LMWQbxuIV+dazzr333VKolI= =GPtP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
