Alternative Filesystems

[gmoreno]

I am currently using ext2 filesystem. But I have heard of like LFS or JFS or NFS and others. What would be the advantage of having and alternative filesystem? I once creative a NFS partition because I heard that Windows and Linux could both see it. But I didn't Know how to format it NFS. I got a 20 gig hd and a lot of room for extra distros and or partitions. Please help me here.

[bleg26]

LFS is Linux From Scratch (build your own linux) not a file system

NFS is Network File System (for networks) not an physical file system

JFS never heard of

[gmoreno]

Reading the post that I was reading I got the Idea that there was also an L* file system. But I guess I am wrong. JFS is Journal(Jurnaling) File System. When I went to Linux World Expo in San Jose some people gave me a cd with this JFS.

Please fill me in other fs that you know about aswell. BTW I don't have a network up although during the summer my bro and me network our computers together.

[bleg26]

OK. Yes, JFS. ReiserFS is a JFS. It is supposed to be a bit faster than ext2 and manages disk space better. Not natively supported by the linux kernel, but you could compile it in.
If you have Mandrake 7.2, you could specify reiserfs when partitioning your drive if you do a custom or expert install. I'm not sure about other linux distros.
As far as NFS. It is usually only used for Unix type of networks (Unix, Linux, others). I'm not sure about Windows NT or Windows 2000, but Win95/98/98SE/ME dosn't support NFS.
Linux supprots just about all types of FS(might need to recompile kernel). But, FAT(DOS) and FAT32(Windows), is usually already included in the kernel.



[This message has been edited by bleg26 (edited 02 December 2000).]

[gmoreno]

So once installed. Everything would basically work like it has worked. BTW I use
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/cool.gifSlackware http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/cool.gif

[This message has been edited by gmoreno (edited 02 December 2000).]

[bleg26]

It should run a bit smoother. If you have a power outage or turn off the computer without shutting it down, it checks the drive almost instantly. With ext2, it could take awhile to do this.
I'm not sure if you could convert a ext2 partition to reiserfs without having to reformat. You may have to reinstall Slack if you want to use reiserfs. You should ask around a bit more to get more info.

[PLBlaze]

Originally posted by bleg26:
OK. Yes, JFS. ReiserFS is a JFS.

Just a correction JFS is not ReiserFS...JFS is iBM's port of their OS/2 high performance journaling system to Linux.For more info about jfs, visit http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/jfs/index.html?dwzone=opensource

And there is one more file system called XFS,developed by SGI.Hope this explains a bit...

[This message has been edited by PLBlaze (edited 02 December 2000).]