[mythtv-users] ext3 suitability (Was: Re: Block size for ext3 partition)

Tom Dexter digitalaudiorock at gmail.com
Wed Feb 6 22:29:26 UTC 2008


On Feb 6, 2008 11:46 AM, Neil Bird <neil at fnxweb.com> wrote:
> Around about 24/01/08 02:42, Michael T. Dean typed ...
> > Deleting large recordings with ext3 is warm and cuddly--when using
> > Myth's slow deletes.
>
>    Just to add to the noise, I've been using ext3 (large_files) from the
> get-go with no issues, esp. since the slow-delete was added.  I chose it for
> the (at least at the time?) better error-recovery [on power loss] safety.
>
> --
> [neil at fnx ~]# rm -f .signature
> [neil at fnx ~]# ls -l .signature
> ls: .signature: No such file or directory
> [neil at fnx ~]# exit
>

Same here...ext3 with slow deletes on over and LVM2 partition works
great for me.  I definitely wanted to use a journalized file
system...I no longer use UPSs in my home ever since the battery in an
APC SmartUPS went bad on me and almost caught fire in my home...never
again.

Tom


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