What happened to reiserfs???

**xaviers2002** · 07-16-2004, 08:09 PM

I was installing knoppix in to another machine... after the installation process I log in to root and just for curiosity i went to QTPARTED to take a look at the situation of my drive and guess what... I have ext3 partition!!!
Is this normal?

**bluecinnabar** · 07-16-2004, 10:08 PM

When you install knoppix, I think it formats the partition to ext3 before installing, this happens regardless of what type of partition you had before.

Don't take my word for it, I'm still a newbie, but I think that's the answer. Can anyone verify this?

**champagnemojo** · 07-16-2004, 10:13 PM

Yes, the default is ext3. If you want reiserfs you should make the appropriate change to the .knofig file.

**xaviers2002** · 07-17-2004, 07:17 PM

Could You more information on how to do it?

Which one is faster for You, reiserfs or ext3?

Thanks

**dobell** · 10-12-2004, 01:09 PM

In many result tests reiser is faster than ext3, so it is a interesting option. I allways choose reiser, but I think vfs is faster too.

**baldyeti** · 10-12-2004, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by dobell

In many result tests reiser is faster than ext3

Possibly, but I don't think it matters that much, unless you run a heavy-duty server. If you dual boot, ext3 has the nice property of being browsable from windows with explore2fs...