Re: depmod and multi kernel systems
Alan Shutko, 2002-Nov-12 18:05 -0500:
> Jeff <jcoppock1@attbi.com> writes:
>
> > 2) Ext3 on a laptop may not be desireable...the journalling tends to
> > keep the drive from spinning down for power management (noflushd).
>
> OTOH, ext3 on a laptop may be more desirable, since it's more likely a
> laptop will go down, because of power or APM bugs. That's why I
> switched to ext3 on my laptop.
Agreed. I'd switch to Ext3 on my laptop for that very reason if my
HDD didn't sound like a turbine engine. I use noflushd as stress
relief, not for power management.
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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