On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 06:21:08PM -0700, ben wrote: > > I've used it for 6 months now without a problem > > > > Not having to do a fsck on 140GB of disk space after a power failure > > makes it worth it to me, a home user to put on my and my wife's PCs. > > yeah, granted, a fsck on a disk that large can take time, but your 140 gigs > still doesn't qualify as a compelling reason for me to change mine. working > with 6 gigs, it really doesn't provide a great advantage. dan was asking for > a whyto more than a howto, so i guess the answer would be size of disk * > power failure. Depending on the type of journal you choose ext3 can also buy you some more safety regarding data-integrity. See http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/4136/5/ for a good introduction. Greetings, Vinai
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