[mythtv-users] ext4 vs XFS for mythbuntu

Chuck Peters cp at ccil.org
Wed Jan 21 18:52:37 UTC 2009


On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Brad DerManouelian
<myth at dermanouelian.com>wrote:

> On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Chuck Peters wrote:
>
>  I am about to install ubuntu/mythbuntu on a new server and now that ubuntu
>> jaunty/9.04 has ext4 I was wondering if I should use ext4 for the OS and/or
>> myth data partitions.  What do you think?
>>
>
> How important is your data? I'm all for trying new things, but not at the
> expense of losing something that I feel is very valuable. If you don't care
> that much about the data I say to go for it since it offers some great
> benefits over ext3 but if losing the new episode of LOST (that's still
> popular, right?) would mean the end of your relationship, I'd let someone
> else use it for a while first. :)


I wouldn't care if I lost LOST, but I don't watch or record any of that
reality tv stuff.  I would care if I lost data, but I have nightly backups
of everything I need.  Those backups don't include the myth recordings
because if it's any good it will probably get replayed.

I think I will go with ext4 for the OS partition and stick with the XFS for
the myth data partitions.  That way if ext4 screws up I won't lose more than
a day of data.


Thanks,
Chuck
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