On 5/3/05, lincr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Subject: > > Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] convert ext3 -> hfs+ > > From: > > Jon Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: > > Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:52:38 +0100 > > To: > > gentoo-ppc-user@lists.gentoo.org > > > > Linux cannot handle HFS+ in any way. I'm not even sure that HFS+ is 'open' > > to other types of OS to try to use, but I could be wrong it's only a > > partition type. You can view ext2 (I don't know about ext3) in MacOSX by > > getting the ext2fs tool. This will show up in System Preferences and allow > > you to 'see' the contents of the drive/partition.
Who told you Linux couldn't handle HFS+? Have you heard of MOL? Or have you tried to mount an OS X partition on Linux? (it works). > > > > There again, I'm not a Gentoo or even a Linux user. My installation > > failed, and corrupted my partition map, and led to the loss of my OS X > > partition and 206 applications. > > Thats what backups are for. If you aren't used to the command line, you shouldn't be trying to install Gentoo. Or at least try to use one of the few graphical or command line installer programs for Gentoo. -- Man Wit Da Plan. -- gentoo-ppc-user@gentoo.org mailing list
