Ed Greshko wrote: > Mick M. wrote: > >> Hello list; >> I have a friend that has a Mac laptop. >> We want to share an external USB drive. >> >> How should I format the drive? >> He says that Snow Leopard 10.5 cannot R/W NTFS. >> I tried searching the web with no luck. >> I know nothing about Apple products. >> >> >> > I don't know anything about Apple products either..... But, for one, > NTFS would never come to my mind with regards to Linux or Apple. NTFS > being a MS invention would be a key indicator of Apple's desire to > support NTFS. > > Using google, one can find out about Apple products. I used it for a > short time just now.... Seems that the default file system for Leopard > is/was HFS+. They may be (did?) switch to ZFS. (I didn't do extensive > research for you....) > > HFS+ support is available in Fedora. So, I would probably go with that. > > Ooops.... "Minor" problem The Linux kernel does not support writing to HFS+ journals, writing to a hfsplus partition is recommended only after disabling journaling; however, the kernel, as of version 2.6.16, supports case-sensitivity (also known as HFSX) commit. So, maybe FAT is "better" after all.... -- Before I knew the best part of my life had come, it had gone. Guess Who! http://tinyurl.com/mc4xe7
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