So according to the Google code page
http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/
MacFuse hasn't been updated since December 2008. Wow, that's old. I
found a site that claims to have a forked version called 2.1.9 and has
an unofficial release for download which supposedly works with 64bit
OSX. I downloaded his build and installed it. This build was from
December 2010 so a good bit newer.
Running the installer adds a MacFuse item to my preferences which said
it was 2.1.9 beta. The docs said I had to reboot for it tow work which I
did. Then I went and download MacFusion. After unpacking I had an app
also dated December 2010 which I copied to my Applications folder.
After launching it it said the agent wasn't running so I started it.
Then I had an empty table with the common button, remove and another
button. The first button is Add and I had to do a VO-shift-m to get the
menu to pop up and then down arrowed to FTPFS. I was the presented with
a form. First blank was a name which I called Bob followed by the
expected stuff like host, username etc. My table now has one 'unknown'
row with Edit and mount buttons. I hit Mount and after a bit it showed
the volume but I couldn't write anything to it. Grrrr.
CB
On 9/8/11 2:14 PM, Paul Erkens wrote:
Hi Chris Blouche,
Thanks a lot for this piece of knowledge Chris. I tried it. I installed mac
fuse, and mac fusion. Mac fusion seems to have a lot of issues though. I'll
mention a few for the knowledge of the list and for the archives. In case
someone googled this message: mac fusion is not VmWare fusion. Mac fusion is
used to mount filesystems on remote machines, accessible via a protocol like
ftp, on to your own mac as a regular volume. This allows editing directly etc.
As of now, september 2011, attempting to connect to a server of which I have
login credentials gave: process quit unexpectedly. When attempting to delete
the entry in the main window where I try to connect to a server, mac fusion
asks: are you sure you want to delete the file system, and then the name of the
server I'm trying to connect to. This action cannot be undone. Okay button. I
clicked okay and it keeps you waiting forever. Fortunately you can command q
out of mac fusion. Lastly, when I try to click on the support item in the mac
fusion help menu, I get a page does not exist.
So for now, I don't think mac fusion is usable for an average user, but it is
great that some folks stumbled on this great idea and are trying to make this
work. Sorry to have no support page.
Paul.
On Sep 6, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
Not sure why Apple did it this way but the normal Finder connection to an FTP
server is read only. Apparently if you install Google's MacFUSE, which is a
framework for mounting all kinds of different volumes, you can then add
Macfusion which lets you mount an FTP server as read/write. I haven't tried it
but it sounded straightforward enough. Give it a whirl since both packages are
free.
MacFUSE framework
http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/
Macfusion FTP plugin
http://macfusionapp.org/
CB
On 9/6/11 5:58 AM, Paul Erkens wrote:
Hi listers,
When opening an ftp server on the internet from within finder in Lion, it is
perfectly possible to download stuff. Command k to input the server name
likeftp://ftp.somewhere.com, and I'm asked for my credentials. Using an ftp
client, I have read and write permissions there. However, from the finder, I
can only read. Attempting to delete a file won't work. Hitting command i for
info on the file, says I can only read, in the permissions field. What is going
on here? Why can't I write, or command c commanc v upload, into the server,
even though the server itself allows me to do it using a normal ftp client?
In an attempt to collect information for trouble shooting,
If I connect through smb to another computer on my home network, I can write
without problems. If I approach the same home networked computer using ftp, I
can't write either. So my own ftp or somewhere on the internet, even if I have
write permissions, using finder ftp, I cannot write. Any ideas?
Paul.
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