> currently im having consistent (but erratic) problems reading from an hfs >partition using kmail. im not sure what the problem is, but quite often when >i try to access a mail folder which is symlinked to the hfs partition, i get >some nice blakc lines at the top of my screen + the system is completely >frozen (no xterm/console or ssh access). > >im using the 2.4.18-benh kernel, with hfs support compiled in (ive also had >the same probelms with hfs as a module) with kmail 1.3.2 (kde 2.2.2) > >any ideas on how to improve this situation?+
The kernel HFS filesytem is buggy. The solution is for someone to maintain & fix it. Ben.