Re: Minix crash

[Jo Even Skarstein <Jo.Even.Skarstein@ifi.ntnu.no>]

On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, Martin-Eric Racine wrote:

> No, I currently don't run Minix or longnames fs.
> 
> For compatibility purposes, I would rather have
> VFAT than Minix, PLUS the above problems with a
> potential Minix crash make me wonder how safe a
> Unix partition is, given fewer recover tools in 
> case a problem happens.

MinixFS is in general very stable, I've had very few problems with it.
If you run fsck regularely it's very unlike that you get any problems
at all.

Also, there aren't many tools available for VFAT either, I personally
have never seen one. Perhaps there is something available for MagiC.


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