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Re: [SLE] adding hdd
- From: Mike McMullin <mwmcmlln@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:34:32 -0400
- Message-id: <1125578073.8036.20.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Wed, 2005-08-31 at 09:07 -0700, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:
> I am running out of space on this drive.
> I know I can just add another drive to the system and use cp to move the
> contents of /home as root
> But I want to know since this is not a install what file system would be
> best for the new /home ?
> I have heard some good things abour reiser file system do to with
> journaling and recovery.
> I forrmatted the partition when I created it on another system which had
> a windows utility just to be sure the drive was ok.
>
> What I am unsure about is all the command line switches for mkreiserfs
> and weather I should use the defaults manually or use yast partitioner.
I have used the YaST partitioner to partition and format a new hard
drive without doing a new install. The bonus side is that you can also
have it mounted by the partitioner as well, kind of a one stop tool.
Mike
> I am running out of space on this drive.
> I know I can just add another drive to the system and use cp to move the
> contents of /home as root
> But I want to know since this is not a install what file system would be
> best for the new /home ?
> I have heard some good things abour reiser file system do to with
> journaling and recovery.
> I forrmatted the partition when I created it on another system which had
> a windows utility just to be sure the drive was ok.
>
> What I am unsure about is all the command line switches for mkreiserfs
> and weather I should use the defaults manually or use yast partitioner.
I have used the YaST partitioner to partition and format a new hard
drive without doing a new install. The bonus side is that you can also
have it mounted by the partitioner as well, kind of a one stop tool.
Mike
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