Whats NTFS support like in Ubuntu 6.06?

enragedchip said:
So no one is aware of ntfs 3g then?

Intructions for dapper drake here: http://lunapark6.com/?p=1710

more info here: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=23836054&forum_id=2697
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Yeah, we're aware of it, but i think most people are of the thinking that if its not included with any of the major distributions, then it cant be that reliable/safe to use.

Ive heard of WINE work around for NTFS BillytheImpaler, sounds alright for normal file access, but its not exactely an ideal solution imo.
 
Ive just bought a new HDD, im going to format it to one of linux file systems and just use that. I dont have much use for NTFS now. Ive gone completly over to linux.
 
When working with small files (about 4k and below) it is about 10 times faster than ext3. It also supports file names up to 4032 bytes/255 characters. I'm not entirely sure as file system acchitecture hullabaloo is a bit over my head. Some Slashdot nerds convinced me to try it and I found it to be a pleasurable experience. :)
 
For small files ReiserFS is better than ext3 however the disadvantages of it outweight the advantages. A couple of these are race conditions are creates for progs that use locks heavily (I.e mail servers etc..). If reiserFS becomes badly corrupted, fsck'ing it can destroy the internal tree or produce more corruption.

Ext3 on the other hand, the metadata of the fs is all fixed, and if makes it easier to recover in event of a corruption. Where as modern things like dynamic inode allocation make this a harder process in ReiserFS.

In my opinion stick with ext3.
 
BillytheImpaler said:
When working with small files (about 4k and below) it is about 10 times faster than ext3. It also supports file names up to 4032 bytes/255 characters. I'm not entirely sure as file system acchitecture hullabaloo is a bit over my head. Some Slashdot nerds convinced me to try it and I found it to be a pleasurable experience. :)
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The developer is an absolute pillock, though.
 
BillytheImpaler said:
What file system will you use, James? I prefer ReiserFS.
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Just got my HDD this morning and its took me from about 7pm to just now to format / partition it and mount :D but its working.

I stuck with Ext3 :)
 
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