Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:21:31 +0200 From: bram <bram@diomedia.be> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, artifact.one@googlemail.com Subject: Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write Message-ID: <4610AEFB.5060909@diomedia.be> In-Reply-To: <8e96a0b90704011053h7cbbf52bkf9e45c623d264a38@mail.gmail.com> References: <8e96a0b90704011053h7cbbf52bkf9e45c623d264a38@mail.gmail.com>
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mal content schreef: > Hello. > > I have a small USB hard disk enclosure and would like to start > using it to transfer files between OS X and FreeBSD machines. > > Is there a filesystem that both OS X and FreeBSD can reliably > read and write to? I've heard that OS X supports UFS, but there's > no clear definition on what UFS actually is. I mean Free/Open/Net/ > DragonFly all seem to have slightly differing definitions... > > Any ideas? > MC I have done this frequently. In my experience the only way is FAT32, for large drives you need to compile the freebsd kernel with the MSDOSFS_LARGE option. You should be able to read/write the drive in OSX 10.3 and upwards, I do not think it works with 10.2 and 10.1 Formatting the drive is easy in OSX so I would do it there I beleive the reason for UFS not being compatible is an endian (big vs small) issue, maybe solved now with the new intel macs. I have not tried it with usb, but it worked with firewire. If both machines are connected through a network you may also want to take a look at netatalk kind regards bram > > (please cc: as I'm not subscribed) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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