[mythtv-users] Is Btrfs a good choice for MythTV?

[Dan Wilga]

On 5/20/11 3:46 PM, John Drescher wrote:
>> Back to the original question :)
>>
>> > From a design standpoint...
>>
>> Is Btrfs a good filesystem to use with MythTV?
>>      
> Btrfs like zfs are good for eliminating the chance of corrupt data.
> However I am not sure that is a necessity for anything in Mythtv. At
> least if I lost a few bits in my data stream on a recording knocking
> out a few frames it would not be the end of the world.
>    
Having once recovered files from a disk with bad sectors, I can tell you 
that it's not very pleasant. Myth doesn't just skip over the missing 
frames or show a black screen, it stops playing and returns to the 
menus. Getting back to, and past, the damaged section can be fairly 
annoying. (Did I mention I have a kid who likes to watch the same shows 
over and over?)

-- 
Dan Wilga                                                        "Ook."