mounting hfs for shared partition

MHZ yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
14 Feb 2003 20:23:04 -0300


I have just moved files from my /home (YDL) to /home (OSX) and NO
PROBLEM!!! that's nice. I even mkdir in OSX from terminal...cool!


On Fri, 2003-02-14 at 19:35, MHZ wrote:
> That's very true, but remember that:
> 
> 1)the order of partitions is very important! Besides, If you use OS9 
> Drive Setup then I believe you will have to install OS9 (if not, how 
> would you get the CD out). On the other hand, using OSX Disk Utility 
> will force you to choose either HFS+ or UFS.
> 
> 2)root (YDL) can write in OS9 and OSX (if you get to mount hfs+). I did 
> mount OSX partition and could only access to Folders types YDL didn't 
> recognize well, thoug I didn't try harder because I am used to handle a 
> HFS partition for all my files and 2 partitions for OS9 and OSX each, 
> plus the partition for YDL. Then I allways save files in one part only 
> and can access them from any OS.
> 
> Good Luck!
> 
> On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 06:37 PM, Angela Kahealani wrote:
> 
> > Use the destructive Mac partitioner "Drive Set-Up" from OS 9 or
> > "Disk Utility" from OS X to partition initially to make 9 and X
> > happy. If you make an HFS partition, Linux will be able to mount it
> > Read-Only. Then use the YDL install utilities to change type of
> > or subpartition any of the partitions you created under MacOS.
> > Remember Old-World Macs can only boot from the first 8GB of a disk...
> > regardless how that is partitioned. Thus you can dual boot from
> > two 4GB partitions at the front end of a multi-GB drive.
> >
> > Elliott G Williams wrote:
> >>
> >> okay, so what is the best coarse of action for me to have a shared
> >
> > Coarse = rough
> > Course = path
> >
> >> partition? when i use that stupid mac osX disk utility, it only 
> >> allows me
> >> to select mac os or mac os extended or unix (sun ufs which ydl still 
> >> cant
> >> read) or to leave blank. and i think that if i change any partitions i
> >> would have to reformate again.
> >>
> >> can i use ydl to reformat a partition and then manually mount in osX, 
> >> and
> >> if so what type should i use/is recognized by osX
> >
> > OSX will happily read from UFS
> > OSX is not happy running from UFS
> >
> > OSX wants HFS+ to install on
> > OSX will handle data on HFS fine
> > Linux can mount RO an HFS partition
> >
> >> thanks a lot, you guys are really helpful, and have fast responses
> >>
> >> Elliott Williams
> >>
> >> Brain and Cognitive Science, MIT
> >> 471 Memorial Dr.
> >> Cambridge MA, 02139
> >> Tel: 617.225.7428
> >> elliottw@mit.edu ~ http://elliottw.mit.edu/
> >>
> >> ewilliams@fuckmicrosoft.com
> >>
> >> On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Angela Kahealani wrote:
> >>
> >>> Suzanne Payne wrote:
> >>>> Maybe try:
> >>>>
> >>>> mount -t hfs+ /dev/hda10
> >>>
> >>> I believe it is "hpfs",
> >>> and when I do it I get a "module not found" error...
> >>> indicating that my YDL kernel doesn't have the code...
> >>> despite having done a full EVERYTHING install of 2.3
> >>> followed by the full cycle of
> >>> apt-get update
> >>> apt-get upgrade
> >>> apt-get dist-upgrade
> >>> until there's nothing more to upgrade.
> >>> apt-get install hpfs
> >>> naturally returns "not found".
> >>> I understand HFS+ support is highly experimental and unstable,
> >>> while the HFS support is READ-ONLY.
> >>>
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