Let Ubuntu read and write to Mac external drive

DrQuincy · Aug 4, 2008

I have a firewire 800 external drive plugged into my Mac. I have a Ubuntu machine on the same metwork. How can I make it so that Ubutnu can see the drive and can read and write to it?

Thanks.

bubba · Aug 4, 2008

You'd have to format the drive using EXT3.

cradom · Aug 4, 2008

Here is how to do it in Yellowdog. Don't know if it will work in Ubuntu.

Code:

Login as root.
In a term type:
mkdir /mnt/macosx
mount /dev/hdxx /mnt/macosx -thfsplus      #where xx is the drive to mount, as in hda2#
cd /mnt/macosx

The mount command in Ubuntu may not support the -thfsplus switch.

Let Ubuntu read and write to Mac external drive

DrQuincy

bubba

cradom

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