[SunRescue] [OT] 1gig IDE needed...

[Mike Hebel]

Thanks for the suggestions guys!  I managed to reduce the number of inodes
(use the -N and  dropped the number to 3) and got 691meg out of the drive
almost immediately.  It also burns faster too!  (I still need to get a
bigger drive though - Diablo II is 700meg! *grin*)

Thanks again!

Mike Hebel

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>>Behalf Of Kurt Mosiejczuk
>>Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 2:43 PM
>>To: Rescue at Sunhelp. Org
>>Subject: Re: [SunRescue] [OT] 1gig IDE needed...
>>
>>
>>On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Mike Hebel wrote:
>>
>>> I need an .iso dump drive for my Linux ATAPI burner system and
>>the 710meg is
>>> just a little too small when formatted.  (Figure that one out -
>>I go from a
>>> 710meg to a 650meg after formatting as ext2 with SUSE 6.4.
>>What a loss!)
>>> You'd think I'd have something this size just sitting around wouldn't
>>> you...NOPE! It figures...
>>
>>Might I make a suggestion?  Well, too bad, I will anyway =)
>>
>>Don't use the default mke2fs command to make the filesystem.
>>If you want I can look up the exact syntax (I don't recall off the
>>top of my head), but basically you want to severely reduce the
>>inodes per cylinder group.  The default assumes the potential of
>>LOTS of small files.  Whereas you'll be using the filesystem for
>>essentially one BIG file, you don't need lots of inodes.  It can
>>make a HUGE difference.
>>
>>--Kurt
>>
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