HOWTO: Tweak your ext3 filesystem for a performance boost

[veli]

I don't have the following line in my grub menu list:

# nonaltoptions=quiet splash rootflags=data=writeback

What should I do in this case?

Thanks,

[Peepsalot]

I didn't have that line either. I think it is called defoptions now instead of nonaltoptions. I edited this line in mine.

# defoptions=quiet splash rootflags=data=writeback

[veli]

Thanks Peepsalot, I'll try this.

[oss_monkey]

I tried using your method, and at first it didn't work.

For some reason, during recovery mode, I ran tune2fs as root and now it works! I did get some error messages when I sudo'd it as the main user...

All in all, I think there is a difference. Not yet very noticeable, but there is, indeed. Good work.

[veli]

This tweaking worked for me. The system reboot with no problem. There is a bit improvement. Great work.

One more question: Can "noatime" be applied to FAT32 partitions?

[GoldBuggie]

One more question: Can "noatime" be applied to FAT32 partitions?

Alas no, it cannot. There isn't much you can do with FAT32 except to use it for a shared HD between Windows and XP.

[Don_DiZzLe]

Hi u might wanna check this out: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t...ight-ext3.html and if necessary update ur Howto accordingly

[GoldBuggie]

Hi u might wanna check this out: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t...ight-ext3.html and if necessary update ur Howto accordingly

Don't know what you are pointing at with "update accordingly" but I am fine with the howto as is.

Thank you anyway

[ciscosurfer]

/dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro,noatime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid,nouser,data=writeback 0 1

I am aware of the benefits of the noatime option. But why add: auto,rw,dev,exec,suid,nouser ? The defaults options takes care of these including the option to async. I did not read the entire thread and so I apologize if I'm missing something here regarding the specifics of writeback and journaling.

[GoldBuggie]

just add the noatime option...the other options was just there when I copy pasted from my fstab since I played around with different things at that time(or was it like that in default with earlier ubuntu, I don't remember). You should see that I put the noatime option in bold meaning that do not take notice about the other things.

Anyway...happy tweaking