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Offline gwalther

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Extensions mounted as cramf's and squashf's
« on: November 10, 2009, 05:58:41 PM »
From ....cpanel...system stats.....mounts

some extensions are mounted as cramf's, and some as squashf's

Should  I  redownload  extensions so all are squashf's?

(currently running version tc 2.3rc3)


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Re: Extensions mounted as cramf's and squashf's
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2009, 06:05:39 PM »
Why are you still on any release candidate?
Release candidates are for testing only. Most have known bugs!
Please upgrade to the latest released version.

In v2.5 we have tce-update which will batch update your extensions.
Read change log on how to update your system files from release to release.

All extensions have been updated to squashfs.
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Offline gwalther

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Re: Extensions mounted as cramf's and squashf's
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2009, 07:38:49 PM »
Why am I still running tc2.3rc3...easy answer!
I like it...it works well.on  my old kwirky hardware...and all my important apps (alsa,Xorg and JWM) now work without issues.

What I would like to know is whether I would see a real  advantage  in speed or installed size using  extensions that use squashfs vs cramfs?

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Re: Extensions mounted as cramf's and squashf's
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2009, 08:05:23 AM »
Cramfs worked with most extensions though it has limitations.  File size, image size, uid/gid, and lack of time stamps are limitations it has the can adversely affect certain extensions.   As mentioned, I would highly recommend updating any cramfs extensions to squashfs.


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Re: Extensions mounted as cramf's and squashf's
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2009, 10:52:46 AM »
Thanks for response........updated all extensions to  squashfs
about one half my extensions had been cramfs...