Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > linux.debian.user > #213245

Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose - SSD or Mechanical HD

Show all headers | View raw

On 08/24/2019 06:30 PM, bw wrote:
> In-Reply-To: <6467de81e00f9aafac5c25a0c60b1e73@contacte.xyz>
> 
>> Hello All.
>>
>> Thank you for any help, advises, explanation one's can provide.
>>
>> When installing a Debian - Buster here.
>>
>> When it's time to partition/format the drive one can choose the ??usage??
>> of the partition which affect the Inodes.
>>
>> There is :
>>
>> -Typical usage??? (which is ???standard??? by default)
>> - "News??? (lots of inodes),
>> - ???largefile??? (fewer inodes),
>> - ???largefile4??? (even fewer inodes)
>>
>> What would be the ??best?? to choose for an SSD in an usual desktop
>> environment ? What would be the ??best?? to choose for an mechanical HD in
>> an usual desktop environment ?
>>
>> Files system is EXT4.
>>
>> If you have any link/url to read about an learn more to make the best
>> choice for any circumstance it would be great.
>>
>> Regards.
> 
> I have a link/url.  I would think default 'Typical Usage' is best unless
> you need to choose another option.  It's an interesting question, thanks!
> 
> https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=debian+installer+inode+largefile4
> 

Thanks for the link -- prompted thinking.
One of thoughts was I probably know less about disk details than I 
thought. [I date from 8" floppies and 14" HD platters with a few MB ;]

How do I search for answer to my inadequately phrased question below.
1. I assume that sector size is a _TERM_ reserved for something fixed
    when the disk is manufactured.
2. What is the proper search term to use for something whose dimensions
    would be "megabytes/inode"? {I'll use "blob" for now }
3. The references I skimmed were focused pretty much on "disk full"
    meaning either running out of "inodes" or "physical bytes on disk".

the question:
How find discussion of
   blob size v file fragmentation [cf head seeks in spinning rust]
   blob size v wear problems on SSD [unclear how that's handled now]
   blob size v parameters such as bs when using dd [lousy example]
What else should I be asking <smile>
[see what happens when septuagenarian caused to think before coffee ;]
TIA

Back to linux.debian.user | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose  - SSD or Mechanical HD bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2019-08-25 01:50 +0200
  Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose -  SSD or Mechanical HD Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-08-25 13:30 +0200
    Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose -  SSD or Mechanical HD Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-08-25 14:40 +0200
      Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose -  SSD or Mechanical HD Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-08-25 15:00 +0200
        Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose -  SSD or Mechanical HD Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-08-25 15:30 +0200
    Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose -  SSD or Mechanical HD David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-26 03:10 +0200
      Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose -  SSD or Mechanical HD Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-08-26 08:00 +0200
    Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose - SSD or Mechanical HD Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2019-08-26 13:40 +0200
      Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose -  SSD or Mechanical HD Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-08-26 15:30 +0200
        Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose - SSD or Mechanical HD Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2019-08-26 15:50 +0200
        Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose - SSD or Mechanical HD rhkramer@gmail.com - 2019-08-26 20:30 +0200
          Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose -  SSD or Mechanical HD David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-26 21:50 +0200
          Re: Buster Installation - Partition phase - Inode option to choose -  SSD or Mechanical HD Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-08-27 01:00 +0200

csiph-web