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| From | vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
| Subject | Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint |
| Date | 2024-12-21 22:40 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <lsouflFrc8fU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <lsn2fhFgli2U1@mid.individual.net> <vk6j4q$2e70$2@dont-email.me> |
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On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:25:29 -0500, -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote in <vk6j4q$2e70$2@dont-email.me>: > On 12/21/24 12:36 AM, vallor wrote: >> So I wanted to see what all the shouting was about. Installed Windows >> 11 for Workstations in a virt, and gave the virt access to /dev/sda, >> which is a 1TB iSCSI instance on my machine. >> >> Created a ReFS partition on it. After fiddling around with it a while, >> I tried to resize the filesystem. Disk Manager said "the volume cannot >> be shrunk because the file system does not support it". >> >> ext4 filesystems can be resized, and are suitable for workstation >> applications. A major reason I went with the "Workstation" >> Windows was to evaluate ReFS, and so far, I'm not impressed. >> >> RESIZE2FS(8) System Manager's Manual RESIZE2FS(8) >> >> NAME >> resize2fs - ext2/ext3/ext4 file system resizer >> >> SYNOPSIS >> resize2fs [ -fFpPMbs ] [ -d debug-flags ] [ -S RAID- stride >> ] [ -z undo_file ] device [ size ] >> >> DESCRIPTION >> The resize2fs program will resize ext2, ext3, or ext4 file >> systems. It can be used to enlarge or shrink an unmounted >> file system located on device. If the file system is >> mounted, it can be used to expand the size of the mounted file >> system, assuming the kernel and the file system supports >> on-line resizing. (Modern Linux 2.6 kernels will support >> on-line resize for file systems mounted using ext3 and ext4; >> ext3 file systems will re‐ >> quire the use of file systems with the resize_inode fea‐ >> ture enabled.) >> >> > So where do you think the problem resides? I'd suspect the iSCSI > instance ... did you try testing it on a more traditional disk target? The "problem" is that ReFS doesn't support resizing. NTFS does -- but ReFS is their "workstation" filesystem, which you can't get unless you use Windows for Workstations. They'd be better off supporting ext4. -- -v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti OS: Linux 6.12.6 Release: Mint 21.3 Mem: 258G "Cogito ergo spud I think therefore I yam."
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Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2024-12-21 05:36 +0000
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-12-21 07:07 +0000
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-12-21 07:54 -0500
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-21 08:45 -0500
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2024-12-21 23:27 +0000
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2024-12-21 09:25 -0500
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-12-21 21:05 +0000
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2024-12-21 22:40 +0000
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-21 20:56 -0500
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-12-22 03:46 +0000
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-22 04:08 -0500
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-12-22 20:32 +0000
Re: Windows 11 for Workstations vs. Linux Mint Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-22 17:42 -0500
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