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

[Kurt Mosiejczuk]

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