On 2011/01/22 01:14 (GMT-0500) Doug composed:
On 01/22/2011 12:37 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
256 byte is only a default. All my Linux partitions have 128 byte, including 11.3s, 11.4s & Rawhides. Most of mine also have 1024 byte block size, rather than the 4096 current default, but most are 5G or less, where excessive cluster overhang waste is poorly tolerated.
Well, since I don't have gparted up in front of me, tell us how to change
I never use gparted to format.
the default to 128-byte inodes. I assume that's the program, or is it something else?
/etc/mke2fs.conf man mke2fs man tune2fs AFAIK, you have to finish the install before you can change the defaults. That means you either format according to your own specifications prior to installation, or during installation when selecting to format individual partitions you have to go into details/options and specify what you want to not be set to default. I nearly always format prior to beginning installation.
Or is there a good reason _not_ to do that?
No definitive idea, but I suppose it's a matter of efficiency WRT partition size, average file sizes expected, and total number of files expected among other things. -- "How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver." Proverbs 16:16 NKJV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org