Alan Shutko, 2002-Nov-12 18:05 -0500: > Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > 2) Ext3 on a laptop may not be desireable...the journalling tends to > > keep the drive from spinning down for power management (noflushd). > > OTOH, ext3 on a laptop may be more desirable, since it's more likely a > laptop will go down, because of power or APM bugs. That's why I > switched to ext3 on my laptop.
Agreed. I'd switch to Ext3 on my laptop for that very reason if my HDD didn't sound like a turbine engine. I use noflushd as stress relief, not for power management. jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
