Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-17 Thread Michael Schmitz
> > u32 dpme_flags; > > #if 0 > > u32 dpme_reserved_2: 23 ; /* Bit 9 through 31.*/ > > u32 dpme_os_specific_1 : 1 ; /* Bit 8. */ > > u32 dpme_os_specific_2 : 1 ; /* Bit 7. */ > > u32 dpme_os_pic_code : 1

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-16 Thread Derrik Pates
On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 01:18:52PM +0100, Michael Schmitz wrote: > What bit needs to be set in the partition table? I see a bunch of flag > definitions in the source (dpme.h), which one do you mean? > > u32 dpme_flags; > #if 0 > u32 dpme_reserved_2: 23 ; /* Bit 9 through 31.

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-16 Thread Derrik Pates
On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 01:18:52PM +0100, Michael Schmitz wrote: > What bit needs to be set in the partition table? I see a bunch of flag > definitions in the source (dpme.h), which one do you mean? I'll have to do a little research with my Mac. I'll see what I can find out re: that. No, it should

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-16 Thread Michael Schmitz
> > The reason you cannot see it is due to no Apple drivers being on it, even if > > you have a HFS partition. I tried the exact same thing, and kicked myself > > after I found this out as this wasn't the setup I wanted. > > No, the magical "mount on boot" bit in the partition table entries for >

Re: create HFS partition [solved]

2003-01-15 Thread martin krung
as i bought the beige G3, it had MacOS 8 on it. 8 was very new these days. as i remember right, it had HFS on it. i know this, because then HFS+ came out, and i was not shure if i should change to it. i had partition bigger then 2GB. and i remember the 2GB file size limit, because i reached it w

Re: create HFS partition [solved]

2003-01-14 Thread Brad Boyer
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 06:13:30PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > I looked on the hfs-user list, and it said hfsutils under Linux can > actually handle hfs volumes up to 4GB. However, there is also a > limitation of 32,000 files per volume, so if your files are small > you'll run out of handles be

Re: create HFS partition [solved]

2003-01-14 Thread Chris Tillman
On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 12:01:13AM +0100, martin krung wrote: > thank you Derrik and all > > it worked. > this tip helped me a lot. > but one questions remain, whay this 2GB limitation ? if i use HFS only > on an MacOS, then i can make partitons bigger then 2GB. so i guess its > only possible to

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread Derrik Pates
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 08:48:15PM -, Kevin Smith wrote: > The reason you cannot see it is due to no Apple drivers being on it, even if > you have a HFS partition. I tried the exact same thing, and kicked myself > after I found this out as this wasn't the setup I wanted. No, the magical "moun

Re: create HFS partition [solved]

2003-01-14 Thread Derrik Pates
On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 12:01:13AM +0100, martin krung wrote: > but one questions remain, whay this 2GB limitation ? if i use HFS only > on an MacOS, then i can make partitons bigger then 2GB. so i guess its > only possible to read disk smaller then 2GB HFS from linux. right ?? No, the HFS filesys

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread Derrik Pates
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 10:08:17AM -1000, Angela Kahealani wrote: > On Tue, 2003-01-14 05:25, Chris Tillman wrote: > > HFS partitions may not be more than 2GB > > Do you mean that the Linux drivers for HFS partitions > fail to handle partitions which are larger than 2GB? No, HFS itself is limited

Re: create HFS partition [solved]

2003-01-14 Thread martin krung
thank you Derrik and all it worked. this tip helped me a lot. what i did now: 1. i splited with: # fdisk /dev/hdc then with the C option the 6 GB free part in 3 x 2 GB parts. as type Apple_HFS 2. i boot mac0S, the new parts are not recognized yet. i use the Drive Setup utitiliy. i check t

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread Gary Sandine
On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 13:48, Kevin Smith wrote: > One last thing, make sure you format the Apple partition as HFS and NOT HFS+ > else you cannot access it when in Linux. Packages hfsplus + libhfsp0 provide utilities for accessing HFS+ volumes. I suggest beginning with hpmount(1) and reading all

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread Kevin Smith
Hi, The reason you cannot see it is due to no Apple drivers being on it, even if you have a HFS partition. I tried the exact same thing, and kicked myself after I found this out as this wasn't the setup I wanted. I think if you do all the partitioning with apples Drive Setup program, where the d

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread Angela Kahealani
On Tue, 2003-01-14 05:25, Chris Tillman wrote: > HFS partitions may not be more than 2GB Do you mean that the Linux drivers for HFS partitions fail to handle partitions which are larger than 2GB? -- Copyright 2003 Angela Kahealani. http://www.kahealani.com/ All Rights Reserved Without Prejudice,

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread Derrik Pates
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 04:28:50PM +0100, martin krung wrote: > first i format the disk under macOS, with the 6 gb HFS partiton and the > other empty, so the driver > partitions are present. Ok, I see what the deal is. The "mount automatically" bit is not set. You need to go into Drive Setup, sele

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread martin krung
here the hole story: first i format the disk under macOS, with the 6 gb HFS partiton and the other empty, so the driver partitions are present. then i booted and started the installation, during the insallation i had the idee that i musst make a /boot partition, becaus you never now about this 10

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread Chris Tillman
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 12:49:50PM +0100, martin krung wrote: > hi debian on powerpc user > > i installed debian on my beige G3, no problem till now: > > i have 2 disk, one untouched, with an Mac0S 9, and the other with debian > and an HFS partiton on it. i boot with bootX over the MacOS > > >

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread Derrik Pates
On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 12:49:50PM +0100, martin krung wrote: > hi debian on powerpc user > > i installed debian on my beige G3, no problem till now: > > i have 2 disk, one untouched, with an Mac0S 9, and the other with debian > and an HFS partiton on it. i boot with bootX over the MacOS > > now

Re: create HFS partition

2003-01-14 Thread vinai
On 14 Jan 2003, martin krung wrote: > now my problem: i want to have a 6 GB hfs partition on the second disk. > the partiton exist allready, the type is Apple_HFS, i created it with > fdisk, although its not recommeded in the installation manual. > > if i boot from the macOS, i cannot see the HFS