Re: rsync on OSX for transferring files using FAT32

2009-05-12 Thread Michael Lachmann
Sorry, I wasn't clear I definitely need to transfer the extended attributes, like comments and others. I don't think I need to copy the ACL, or in other words, I don't need to copy special permissions. When I didn't use the -X flag, I had no errors - but of course the extended attributes (and

Re: rsync on OSX for transferring files using FAT32

2009-05-12 Thread henri
Which flags should I use? I think ACL isn't important, but in general extended attributes are. I think that things worked well without the -X flag, but errors occur with -X. If you are happy with the results without the -X option and there is no errors being displayed, then I would suggest t

Re: rsync on OSX for transferring files using FAT32

2009-05-11 Thread Michael Lachmann
2009/5/12 henri : > Which version of Mac OS X are you running? If you are on Mac OS 10.5.x then > I can only suggest that you try either formating the drive to HFS+ or > creating a disk image with an HFS+ file system. This is on 10.5.2 Yes, I made an HFS+ partition, and things seem to work well.

Fwd: rsync on OSX for transferring files using FAT32

2009-05-11 Thread henri
Hi, Which version of Mac OS X are you running? If you are on Mac OS 10.5.x then I can only suggest that you try either formating the drive to HFS + or creating a disk image with an HFS+ file system. If you are running Mac OS 10.4.x then ensure that that ACL support is enabled on the drive.

Re: rsync on OSX for transferring files using FAT32

2009-05-10 Thread Veronica Hill
Michael Lachmann wrote: I am trying to transfer files between two OSX machines using a FAT32 formatted flash drive. I am transferring a "big" directory (7G). Basically I want to sync everyday my home and work computers for some directories. As a general comment, I try to never change from one

rsync on OSX for transferring files using FAT32

2009-05-10 Thread Michael Lachmann
I am trying to transfer files between two OSX machines using a FAT32 formatted flash drive. I am transferring a "big" directory (7G). Basically I want to sync everyday my home and work computers for some directories. I tried many possible rsyncs (original supplied, fink 3.0.5/3.0.4 macports 3.0.5,