ext4

[geezer]

It looks like I may have to re-install 9.10 through a circuitous route (back to 9.04 or 8.04 and then 9.10).

In re-installing I notice that ext4 is now an option.

Is there a benefit to converting all of my ext3 partitions to ext4 partitions?

[dibl]

Re: ext4

Much faster fscks is probably the only noticeable benefit for the typical user.

[sithlord48]

Re: ext4

ext4 boots noticabily faster on my hardware. and yea the fsck is much faster too

[josefko]

Re: ext4

Ext2 and Ext 3 can be connected from Windows using Ex2 drivers, Ext4 apparently can't. This can be the case in dual bootable computers.

[kernco]

Re: ext4

Ext2 and Ext 3 can be connected from Windows using Ex2 drivers, Ext4 apparently can't. This can be the case in dual bootable computers.

Assuming the developers of the ext windows drivers still maintain their projects, this shouldn't be a problem for very long.

[Vistaus]

Re: ext4

With ext4 Kubuntu boots much faster, fsck is much faster and copying large files is also much faster.

[sithlord48]

Re: ext4

Ext2 and Ext 3 can be connected from Windows using Ex2 drivers, Ext4 apparently can't. This can be the case in dual bootable computers.

Assuming the developers of the ext windows drivers still maintain their projects, this shouldn't be a problem for very long.

ext4 can be mounted as ext3 so the driver might still work.

[josefko]

Re: ext4

ext4 can be mounted as ext3 so the driver might still work.

I hasn't tried it, but the web is full of complaints that it doesn't work, everybody is looking forward to new versions of ext2/ext3 drivers.

[Teunis]

Re: ext4

Indeed, the mounting of ext4 from Windows goes only so far as showing you the root folders, the rest is still inaccessible.
But I have good faith this'll be better, maybe totally fixed, in about the next 12 months.

[sithlord48]

Re: ext4

i was un aware, i don't have a windows box ne more to test that with either...