news.softpedia.com — Ok how will the end user benefit from this EXT4 filesystem? Well, first of all, the whole system will be much faster and more reliable compared to one with EXT3, it will boot faster (the current article proves that) and it's able to handle files with sizes of up to 16 terabytes (1 TB = 1000 GB).
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jimmyp3016Jan 14, 2009
"Did they do this on a Pentium 4 or what?"RTFA you nub!
artemis3Jan 14, 2009
Btrfs was recently merged to the 2.6.29 kernel, and i expect this fs to be better. <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btrfs">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btrfs</a> <a class="user" href="http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/">http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/</a>There are tools to upgrade from ext3/4 to btrfs. All it needs is widespread testing to reach maturity and become stable.
shifty2Jan 14, 2009
how can i go about upgrading the kernel in 8.10 so i can have my EXT4??
pdbaileyJan 15, 2009
I times mine, and it is 7 min to booted + google loaded. I think it is massive server latency for a bunch of authentication servers.
fredfredricksonJan 15, 2009
"But seriously, I think that anyone who's dealing with Ubuntu knows very well what is what when it comes to memory..."How can you believe that when you also champion computer companies for selling Ubuntu to consumers? The two groups are not the same.
tux11Jan 15, 2009
same here.
tnoyJan 16, 2009
I can finish before I even start.
tnoyJan 16, 2009
Its depends on the laptop and how well it is supported by Linux.For example, my T42 runs for ~4.5 hours in Windows XP Pro and Vista 32-bit, but can barely muster 3 hours in various distributions. (Debian, Ubuntu, and Gentoo.)My T61 can get ~6.5 hours in Vista 64bit, and ~6 hours with Ubuntu 8.10 without doing any tweaking at all.
apeinagoJan 17, 2009
laptops coming out of hibernation benifit from this.
directhexJan 20, 2009
Your point? Perhaps you don't understand runlevels. That's okay, ignorance isn't a crime. Yet.
Closed AccountJan 22, 2009
why ?
Closed AccountFeb 4, 2009
10 seconds to a login prompt and add another 3 seconds for a full x session