Re: Yanking a USB Hard Drive/ReiserFS causes Kernel Panic
William Ballard <nospam_40811@alltel.net> writes:
> [XP-Focused things]
> -Install and run multi-GB map software and games in WinXP
> -Keep CD images such as Visual Studio and Map software on it,
> so they'll always be available (XP Only)
> -Treat it as a "general data store" for Ripped DVDs, Install Programs,
> my document store, and transferring large projects; (XP/Linux/Both)
>
> [Linux-focused things]
> -Keep VMWare images on it (used in Linux)
> -Keep Partimage images of XP O/S partition on it (used in Linux)
> -Keep a music library on it (used in Linux)
Looking at your usage, I would probably go with ext2 or xfs. XFS is
supposed to be the best filesystem for big files. Then again, I'm not
sure you need a journaled filesystem if you only read from the system
(but someone can probably correct me on that).
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John L. Fjellstad
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