I have both os x and linux installed on my MBP C2D but have been using OS X primarily while waiting for a few more linux features to mature. Now I'd like to start switching to using Linux more but all of my files are still on my HFS partition and I don't want to move them all to Linux because, while I can use Linux when the laptop is powered I think i will continue to use OS X when I travel since battery usage is still quite a problem on Linux. Ideally I would like to have my files on some partition that both OSes could safely read and write to. I would also like this to be a grown up file systems with permissions, journaling, etc... so not VFAT. This is a problem anyone who is trying to use both Linux and OS X has to resolve so I would like to ask what various people have found as solutions?
I am aware that Linux can mount HFS read/write but I have heard its not that safe. I am also aware that there is an OS X kernel extension called something like ExtFSManager that allows you to mount ext2/ext3 partitions in OS X but again it seems like writing is dangerous. Has anyone been able to use one or both of these in read/write mode safely for enough time to have some confidence in it? thanks, Sheer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Mactel-linux-users mailing list Mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users
