Date: Mon, 12 Jan 98 13:21:13 -0700 From: "Sean J. Schluntz" <schluntz@pinpt.com> To: "Lutz Albers" <lutz@muc.de>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Mac File system and FreeBSD Message-ID: <199801122122.NAA00294@gromit.pinpt.com>
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*From the fingers of Lutz Albers >>>> I'm getting ready to setup a laptop with FreeBSD and NT on it (I >>>> need NT >>>> for some of the phone work I do) and I also need to be able to work >>>> with >>>> long file names in a shared location for both. >>>> >>>> I'm thinking of using a 500meg Mac formatted partition on the hard >>>> disk >>>> as NT will be able to use it (With a tool I have) and I seem to >>>> recall >>>> that FreeBSD can mount it. >>>> >>>> My question is this, how reliable is the Mac File system mounting >>>> capability of FreeBSD? Can it stand up to everyday heavy use or >>>> should I >>>> think of doing something else? >>> >>>I'm wouldn't going that route. Maybe you should try using vmount (a >>>utility which uses the Linux fs code via an nfs loopback mount). Use >>>a >>>vfat (urgh .. :-( partition for the data. > >I don't think that you can mount MacFS partitions, there is just a >program giving access. Urk, I think you're right. For some reason I though FreeBSD could mount HFS but now that you mention it I can't find where I saw that. So, you mentioned something that sounded painful ;) How would you suggest I make it so that my NT system and my FreeBSD system can share a space with long file names? (People have to have run in to this at some point or another?) Thanks! -Sean ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean J. Schluntz schluntz@pinpt.com Systems Engineer (408) 997-6900 x222 PinPoint Software Corporation http://www.pinpt.com
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