Choice of Linux filesystem (Re: [Techtalk] Linux on NTFS?)

[Mary]

On Wed, Jan 11, 2006, Mike wrote:
> I suggest Reiserfs. I feel it is superior to ext3. I have my lappy using
> ext3 and it has to check itself every 21 starts or so and it is annoying and
> always seems to happen at inopportune times. 

It doesn't *have* to. You can adjust this with tune2fs's -c flag: check
the man page for details.

Whatever your filesystem is though, I'd recommend a periodic integrity
check specifically because damage to filesystem metadata is a common
early warning sign of hard drive failure.

-Mary