[ydl-gen] USB Drive

[Jurvis LaSalle]

On Jan 22, 2006, at 10:02 PM, Derick Centeno wrote:

>
> I think I mentioned elsewhere that Linux can only read hfs+ and  
> read/write hfs.


Not true.  yum install hfsplusutils
I had no problems mounting hfs+ volumes rw under ydl4.
This thread discusses a problem that may arise, but it doesn't  
destroy data:
http://www.mail-archive.com/yellowdog- 
general at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/msg02272.html

Also, http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsx/ provides support for  
ext2 volumes under 10.3
and prior version of OS X (tiger support is still coming).

If Rob wants to use a GUI to partition, I'd use Disk Utility and  
mount it under linux using
the hfsplusutils.  Does YDL4 have a similar GUI tool?  If it does, it  
might be best to use
neither hfs+ or ext2.  IMO, the most tested fs to use for cross- 
platform support is fat32 (vfat).
The tools for working with it are very robust under both OS X and PPC  
Linux.  The hfs+ or ext2 utils
I mention in the previous paragraphs have had nowhere near the same  
amount of usage.

As with everything, let the nuances of the situation dictate the  
solution.  ymmv.  g'luck Rob.

hth,
JL