Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
On Mon, Apr 02, 2007, mal content wrote: >On 02/04/07, Peter A. Giessel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>On 2007/04/01 23:21, bram seems to have typed: >>> If both machines are connected through a network you may also want to >>> take a look at netatalk >> >>or Samba or NFS. For my network, I mostly transfer files between my >>Macs (5 boxes) and FreeBSD (4 boxes) boxes via sftp. It doesn't "mount" >>any drives, but it efficiently and securely transfers files. >> > >Unfortunately, they are only connected via the internet. Transferring >8gb+ files over a DSL-grade connection is rather painful... You may want to look at ``rsync'' as it's very good at doing things like this as it minimzes the network traffic. The Mac version of rsync handles resource forks properly, but this may be an issue going between OS X and FreeBSD depending on the progams that use the data (e.g. the Reunion genealogy software still loos at the resource forks). Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX:(206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 Bagdikian's Observation: Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" on a ukelele. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
On 02/04/07, Peter A. Giessel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2007/04/01 23:21, bram seems to have typed: > If both machines are connected through a network you may also want to > take a look at netatalk or Samba or NFS. For my network, I mostly transfer files between my Macs (5 boxes) and FreeBSD (4 boxes) boxes via sftp. It doesn't "mount" any drives, but it efficiently and securely transfers files. Unfortunately, they are only connected via the internet. Transferring 8gb+ files over a DSL-grade connection is rather painful... The version of OS X that I'm using (10.3) doesn't seem to want to let me format a drive as FAT32, so I'm trying in FreeBSD now. thanks, MC ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
On 2007/04/01 23:21, bram seems to have typed: > If both machines are connected through a network you may also want to > take a look at netatalk or Samba or NFS. For my network, I mostly transfer files between my Macs (5 boxes) and FreeBSD (4 boxes) boxes via sftp. It doesn't "mount" any drives, but it efficiently and securely transfers files. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
On Apr 1, 2007, at 9:08 PM, Garrett Cooper wrote: I'd do it on the FreeBSD machine. IIRC Mac OSX did some funky stuff with the MBR / slices when formatting disks. -Garrett I just took another disk, formated with UNIX Files System on my Mac, and it mounts just fine as UFS on my FreeBSD system. Well, hmm.. that's where the IIRC came from though because I wasn't positive. What version of OSX were you running when you formatted the disk, by the way? -Garrett Latest version, 10.4.9. Note: I'm not trying to boot from the disk in question - just using for file transfer. - Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
mal content schreef: Hello. I have a small USB hard disk enclosure and would like to start using it to transfer files between OS X and FreeBSD machines. Is there a filesystem that both OS X and FreeBSD can reliably read and write to? I've heard that OS X supports UFS, but there's no clear definition on what UFS actually is. I mean Free/Open/Net/ DragonFly all seem to have slightly differing definitions... Any ideas? MC I have done this frequently. In my experience the only way is FAT32, for large drives you need to compile the freebsd kernel with the MSDOSFS_LARGE option. You should be able to read/write the drive in OSX 10.3 and upwards, I do not think it works with 10.2 and 10.1 Formatting the drive is easy in OSX so I would do it there I beleive the reason for UFS not being compatible is an endian (big vs small) issue, maybe solved now with the new intel macs. I have not tried it with usb, but it worked with firewire. If both machines are connected through a network you may also want to take a look at netatalk kind regards bram (please cc: as I'm not subscribed) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
Eric Crist wrote: On Apr 1, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Garrett Cooper wrote: mal content wrote: On 01/04/07, Eric Crist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Apr 1, 2007, at 12:53 PM, mal content wrote: > Hello. > > I have a small USB hard disk enclosure and would like to start > using it to transfer files between OS X and FreeBSD machines. > > Is there a filesystem that both OS X and FreeBSD can reliably > read and write to? I've heard that OS X supports UFS, but there's > no clear definition on what UFS actually is. I mean Free/Open/Net/ > DragonFly all seem to have slightly differing definitions... > > Any ideas? > MC > > (please cc: as I'm not subscribed) My recommendation would be to use *gasp* FAT32 for the file system. This allows you FreeBSD/MacOSX/Linux/ and the occasional Windows support when you eventually need it. If you only need OS X/FreeBSD support, UFS is safe. IIRC, UFS2 is safe, as well. I've got a drive I'm using that I think is UFS2 formatted. I'd check, but it's at the office. Hi. Ok, I'll give it a go on an empty drive and see what happens. Would you recommend formatting the drive on an OS X machine, or a FreeBSD machine (or is it irrelevant)? thanks, MC I'd do it on the FreeBSD machine. IIRC Mac OSX did some funky stuff with the MBR / slices when formatting disks. -Garrett I just took another disk, formated with UNIX Files System on my Mac, and it mounts just fine as UFS on my FreeBSD system. Well, hmm.. that's where the IIRC came from though because I wasn't positive. What version of OSX were you running when you formatted the disk, by the way? -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
On Apr 1, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Garrett Cooper wrote: mal content wrote: On 01/04/07, Eric Crist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Apr 1, 2007, at 12:53 PM, mal content wrote: > Hello. > > I have a small USB hard disk enclosure and would like to start > using it to transfer files between OS X and FreeBSD machines. > > Is there a filesystem that both OS X and FreeBSD can reliably > read and write to? I've heard that OS X supports UFS, but there's > no clear definition on what UFS actually is. I mean Free/Open/Net/ > DragonFly all seem to have slightly differing definitions... > > Any ideas? > MC > > (please cc: as I'm not subscribed) My recommendation would be to use *gasp* FAT32 for the file system. This allows you FreeBSD/MacOSX/Linux/ and the occasional Windows support when you eventually need it. If you only need OS X/FreeBSD support, UFS is safe. IIRC, UFS2 is safe, as well. I've got a drive I'm using that I think is UFS2 formatted. I'd check, but it's at the office. Hi. Ok, I'll give it a go on an empty drive and see what happens. Would you recommend formatting the drive on an OS X machine, or a FreeBSD machine (or is it irrelevant)? thanks, MC I'd do it on the FreeBSD machine. IIRC Mac OSX did some funky stuff with the MBR / slices when formatting disks. -Garrett I just took another disk, formated with UNIX Files System on my Mac, and it mounts just fine as UFS on my FreeBSD system. - Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
mal content wrote: On 01/04/07, Eric Crist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Apr 1, 2007, at 12:53 PM, mal content wrote: > Hello. > > I have a small USB hard disk enclosure and would like to start > using it to transfer files between OS X and FreeBSD machines. > > Is there a filesystem that both OS X and FreeBSD can reliably > read and write to? I've heard that OS X supports UFS, but there's > no clear definition on what UFS actually is. I mean Free/Open/Net/ > DragonFly all seem to have slightly differing definitions... > > Any ideas? > MC > > (please cc: as I'm not subscribed) My recommendation would be to use *gasp* FAT32 for the file system. This allows you FreeBSD/MacOSX/Linux/ and the occasional Windows support when you eventually need it. If you only need OS X/FreeBSD support, UFS is safe. IIRC, UFS2 is safe, as well. I've got a drive I'm using that I think is UFS2 formatted. I'd check, but it's at the office. Hi. Ok, I'll give it a go on an empty drive and see what happens. Would you recommend formatting the drive on an OS X machine, or a FreeBSD machine (or is it irrelevant)? thanks, MC I'd do it on the FreeBSD machine. IIRC Mac OSX did some funky stuff with the MBR / slices when formatting disks. -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
On Apr 1, 2007, at 12:53 PM, mal content wrote: Hello. I have a small USB hard disk enclosure and would like to start using it to transfer files between OS X and FreeBSD machines. Is there a filesystem that both OS X and FreeBSD can reliably read and write to? I've heard that OS X supports UFS, but there's no clear definition on what UFS actually is. I mean Free/Open/Net/ DragonFly all seem to have slightly differing definitions... Any ideas? MC (please cc: as I'm not subscribed) My recommendation would be to use *gasp* FAT32 for the file system. This allows you FreeBSD/MacOSX/Linux/ and the occasional Windows support when you eventually need it. If you only need OS X/FreeBSD support, UFS is safe. IIRC, UFS2 is safe, as well. I've got a drive I'm using that I think is UFS2 formatted. I'd check, but it's at the office. - Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
On 01/04/07, Eric Crist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Apr 1, 2007, at 12:53 PM, mal content wrote: > Hello. > > I have a small USB hard disk enclosure and would like to start > using it to transfer files between OS X and FreeBSD machines. > > Is there a filesystem that both OS X and FreeBSD can reliably > read and write to? I've heard that OS X supports UFS, but there's > no clear definition on what UFS actually is. I mean Free/Open/Net/ > DragonFly all seem to have slightly differing definitions... > > Any ideas? > MC > > (please cc: as I'm not subscribed) My recommendation would be to use *gasp* FAT32 for the file system. This allows you FreeBSD/MacOSX/Linux/ and the occasional Windows support when you eventually need it. If you only need OS X/FreeBSD support, UFS is safe. IIRC, UFS2 is safe, as well. I've got a drive I'm using that I think is UFS2 formatted. I'd check, but it's at the office. Hi. Ok, I'll give it a go on an empty drive and see what happens. Would you recommend formatting the drive on an OS X machine, or a FreeBSD machine (or is it irrelevant)? thanks, MC ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
On 01/04/07, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Apr 1, 2007, at 11:53 AM, mal content wrote: > Hello. > > I have a small USB hard disk enclosure and would like to start > using it to transfer files between OS X and FreeBSD machines. Have you tried FAT ? Chad Hello. Unfortunately, a lot of the files are very long digital audio recordings, so they exceed the 4gb file size limit. thanks anyway, MC ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Filesystem that both FreeBSD and OS X can read/write
On Apr 1, 2007, at 11:53 AM, mal content wrote: Hello. I have a small USB hard disk enclosure and would like to start using it to transfer files between OS X and FreeBSD machines. Have you tried FAT ? Chad Is there a filesystem that both OS X and FreeBSD can reliably read and write to? I've heard that OS X supports UFS, but there's no clear definition on what UFS actually is. I mean Free/Open/Net/ DragonFly all seem to have slightly differing definitions... Any ideas? MC (please cc: as I'm not subscribed) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- [EMAIL PROTECTED]" --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
