URL : http://cybergav.in/2011/11/15/how-to-disableenable-journaling-on-an-ext4-filesystem/
root@park:~# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1 mke2fs 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010) Filesystem label= OS type: Linux Block size=4096 (log=2) Fragment size=4096 (log=2) Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks 238080 inodes, 951843 blocks 47592 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=0 Maximum filesystem blocks=977272832 30 block groups 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group 7936 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736 Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (16384 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done This filesystem will be automatically checked every 38 mounts or 180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override. root@park:~# tune2fs -o journal_data_writeback /dev/sdc1 tune2fs 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010) root@park:~# tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/sdc1 tune2fs 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010) root@park:~# e2fsck -f /dev/sdc1 e2fsck 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sdc1: 11/238080 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 16818/951843 blocks