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detto

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Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 510

question to mkfs.ext3

hi there!

dunno where to post this exactly, but think this might be a good place

im planning to configure a big 130GB linux partition (with ext3) to use it as a media-only (movies,music,etc.) place.

before creating a fs with mkfs.ext3 i read the manual and stumbled across the "-c" option to check for bad blocks. i came across this once in an earlier slackware sysem and am asking now, if this thing is really needed or better: useful :?:  :?

i mean, this partition shall stay for a looong long time, for years if possible.
or do u guys know another FS i should use, which might be better for such a purpose?

hypermegachi

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Registered: 2004-07-25

Posts: 311

Re: question to mkfs.ext3

xfs is best for large files.

anyways, i've never checked for bad blocks ever, in any of my hard drives (about 4 or 5 drives).  i reinstall linux and distro hop a lot and i've never had problems.

detto

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Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 510

Re: question to mkfs.ext3

xfs is best for large files.

well, does this count on files that are around 500-1000 MB ?
that would be very perferct, but what about mp3's/music then? or do they all count to "big files" :?: 

anyways, i've never checked for bad blocks ever, in any of my hard drives (about 4 or 5 drives).  i reinstall linux and distro hop a lot and i've never had problems.

good to hear and can also confirm that distro after distro aftern distro ... on same partition never gave me a problem.
was just curious about maybe speed/performance :?

whargoul

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From: Odense, Denmark

Registered: 2005-04-04

Posts: 546

Re: question to mkfs.ext3

xfs is best for large files.

well, does this count on files that are around 500-1000 MB ?
that would be very perferct, but what about mp3's/music then? or do they all count to "big files" :?: 

I don't think is a good idea to use XFS.

>>XFS is a filesystem with metadata journaling which comes with a robust feature-set and is optimized for scalability. We only recommend using this filesystem on Linux systems with high-end SCSI and/or fibre channel storage and an uninterruptible power supply. Because XFS aggressively caches in-transit data in RAM, improperly designed programs (those that don't take proper precautions when writing files to disk and there are quite a few of them) can lose a good deal of data if the system goes down unexpectedly.<<

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detto

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Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 510

Re: question to mkfs.ext3

@whargoul: well, because of data loss situations and worse compability i think i'll stay with ext3 on all my partitions now.

thx u2 for ur help! 8)