In order to keep these kind of OSXFuse/Tuxera/Fuse4x/whatever questions out of threads like this, I created a new discussion thread for exactly these types of questions. Please continue that discussion there, and keep this one clean.
http://groups.google.com/group/macfuse/browse_thread/thread/856d073819b35586 On Aug 17, 1:49 pm, Benjamin Fleischer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kay, > > The official MacFUSE project is dead. There have been several attempts by > various people or companies to provide newer unofficial versions of MacFUSE > which fix various bugs. The most popular build of these (at least on this > mailing list) is Tuxera's MacFUSE 2.2.0/1 which "works" on OS X 10.5 through > 10.7. You won't be able to install these unofficial versions through the > original MacFUSE's update mechanism. There are some known bugs: > > (1) If you mount a filesystem without the allow_others option you might run > into problems with Finder. Copying or Moving files might not work due to a > permission issue. This could be considered a bug in Lion. In any case we need > to work around it. > > (2) Under rare conditions there seems to be a deadlock when running a 64 bit > kernel (default under Lion) which leads to the filesystem being unmounted. > This particularly happens with EncFS, if you move lots of files. > > Bryan's version fixes these issues but he has not released the source yet. > Nobody had a chance to look at his patch. > > OSXFUSE aims to be the new MacFUSE. It is compatible with MacFUSE filesystems > and can be considered a drop-in replacement. The newest version of OSXFUSE is > 2.3.1. Most of its code is identical to Tuxera's MacFSUE 2.2.0/1 release and > it suffers from the same issues listed above. At least issue (1) will be > fixed in the next update. OSXFUSE is in beta phase at the moment. > > To complete the picture: There is also Fuse4X which aims to be very close to > the Linux version of FUSE but requires MacFUSE filesystems to be recompiled > in order to work. > > Regards, > Benjamin > > Am 17.08.2011 um 12:30 schrieb offroadbiker: > > > > > > > > > Where's the diference between MacFuse and OSXFUSE? > > Is OSXFUSE the new MacFuse? > > > And how can I be sure that I always get the latest version? > > Cause in main settings (OSX 10.6.8) I see "installed version 2.1.9 > > (beta)" and "Update Available 2.1.5"! :O > > > Should I install now Bryan's MacFUSE 2.2.2 or OSXFUSE 2.3.0? > > I'm really confused what to do. :( > > > By the side I wanna update to OSX Lion - does MacFuse/OSXFUSE work > > with Lion? > > > Sorry 4 my questions but I'm no developer and no native english > > speaker. > > > Greets from Germany! > > > On 13 Aug., 20:02, Benjamin Fleischer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Bryan, don't you think it would be more helpful if you released the source > >> of your build? This way your patch could be integrated into MacFUSE > >> (Tuxera)/OSXFUSE/Fuse4X. > > >> Tuxera's MacFUSE has a working update machanism as has OSXFUSE. I don't > >> know about Fuse4X. Having additional builds does not help at all. Nobody > >> can keep track of them. Just my two cents. > > >> Regards, > >> Benjamin > > >> Am 13.08.2011 um 19:25 schrieb Joe Auty: > > >>> I'm really confused with how osxfuse, fuse4x, and macfuse now > >>> intersect... I thought with the last tuxera build of MacFuse that it was > >>> officially abandoned? > > >>> On Aug 13, 2011, at 11:39 AM, Bryan Pham <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Hey guys, > > >>>> This version fixes > > >>>> 1) Under heavy i/o macfuse force unmount on 64-bit kernel. > >>>> 2) On Lion, Finder require allow_other to mount (security risk,) I've > >>>> made modification where this is no longer needed. > > >>>> See > >>>> dmg:https://wgw.oxygencloud.com/weblink/link?c=ff80808131bf94180131c3cba0... > >>>> -- > >>>> Best Regards, > > >>>>http://www.linkedin.com/in/bryantripham > >>>> Bryan Tri Pham > > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups "MacFUSE" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected]. > >>>> For more options, visit this group > >>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macfuse?hl=en. > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "MacFUSE" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group > >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macfuse?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacFUSE" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/macfuse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacFUSE" group. 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