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Re: Another off-topic -- EXT3 question



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--- dman <dsh8290@rit.edu> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 02:04:40AM -0800, Karsten M.
> Self wrote:
> | on Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 08:53:16PM -0500, dman
> (dsh8290@rit.edu) wrote:
> | > On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 05:47:03PM -0800,
> Karsten M. Self wrote:
> | > 
> | > | I discourage the practice of mounting system
> partitions with type
> | > | 'auto'.  Specify what you want.  If you get
> it, great, if you don't, fix
> | > | the problem.
> | > 
> | > Sure, for hard disks.  For floppies I like the
> 'auto' option.  
> | 
> | Typically, floppies aren't system partitions.
> 
> Err, yeah, I missed that adjective.
> 
> | > Then I don't have to worry about it being ext2,
> vfat, msdos, or
> | > whatever.  Say, do you have any recommendations
> for a fs that is well
> | > suited for floppies?  
> | 
> | Depends on the situation.
> | 
> |   - msdos &/or vfat is widely supported across
> platforms.
> | 
> |   - minix provides a linux-like filesystem, with
> file attributes, but
> |     isn't supported on non-GNU/Linux systems, and
> may not be supported
> |     on all GNU/Linux systems.
> | 
> |   - Other FSs exist, including some lightweight,
> but relatively
> |     full-features FSs.  ext2fs generally requires
> too much overhead for
> |     the 1.4 MB capacity of a floppy.
> 
> Thanks for the data.
> 
> | > I seem to recall some issues with floppies and
> the UID mkfs.ext2 ran
> | > as.
> | 
> | No data.
> 
> I think what has happened to me before is if root
> makes the fs, then
> only root can read the disk later (makes sense
> because the UID in the
> inodes would be 0).
> 
> -D
> 
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