Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Mon, 24 Jun 2002 16:27:12 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Richard B. Johnson" <> | Subject | Re: Automatically mount or remount EXT3 partitions with EXT2 when a laptop is powered by a battery? |
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On 24 Jun 2002, Miles Lane wrote:
> Hi, > > Is there any possibility we could: > > 1) Add support to the boot/mounting process > so that, if a machine is being powered by > battery, EXT3 partitions are mounted with > EXT2, instead? > > 2) While the machine is running, notice when the > power source switches between AC and battery > or vice versa and remount partitions EXT3 > partitions to use EXT2 whenever a battery is > being used? > > This could save laptop users a lot of power, > while keeping the benefits of EXT3 when AC > power is available. > > I know that this can be accomplished with more > direct user intervention, but I am hoping a more > general and transparent solution can be created. > > Miles >
What does ext2 do for batteries that ext3 doesn't? Are they compatible?
>From what I've observed, ext3 has nothing to do with battery power. It can just handle larger media.
Cheers, Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.4.18 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips).
Windows-2000/Professional isn't.
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