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LinuxDisks
© Michel Pollet, 1997
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LinuxDisks is a MacOSª application that allows you to access your
ext2 (Linux) file systems on the Macintosh. It now can access big
and little endian partitions !
Download the latest version (May 30, 1997)
Download LinuxDisks 1.0d6 Now ! (400Kb)
PowerMac only version.
LinuxDisks is now shareware, you can use the provided Kagi's
Register application to register !
Remember to leave me your comments !
Check my other programs !
Features
What is done already
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Browse directories, with an 'Anarchie' like interface.
Display symbolic links.
Copy files from and to the file system, with extensive Drag&Drop support.
Asynchronous copies, you can continue to browse while copying.
Delete files by dragging them to the trash.
Uses Internet Config for mapping UN*X files to Mac file types.
Rename files, with a finder-like interface (in place editing)
Edit Partitions name & type.
Change file/directory permissions.
What may be done later
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Follows symbolic links.
Copy files between ext2 file systems.
Recursive copy of directories.
Move files on the same file system.
Create directories.
Create/delete/modify partitions.
Make partitions bootables.
mkfs of new partitions.
fsck of existing partitions.
I'm not even sure I'll do everything there, but the application is
already very useful for copying files between MacOSª and linux. I
did not spent too much time writing this tool, as I have
professional work to be done ;-)
There are some implicit features, like:
* Command Click the title bar of a directory window brings a
popup.
* Option double click in a folder close the current window.
* É
I've done intensive tests copying, deleting files from the ext2
file systems, and fsck never found any problems with the integrity
of the data. Doing checksums on the files works too. I think it's
pretty stable. Of course, you can't expect real speed like you're
used to between MacOSª disks, since there is no SCSI caching
system, but it's MUCH faster than ftp ;-)
I used part of the ext2 library of e2fsprogs, ported to the mac.
Paul Mackerras's milo code was very helpful too.
Q: Why PowerPCª only ?
Well, if you think about it, it is made for linux for POWERMAC, so
you must have a PowerPC for that application to be of any use to
you. Don't you ?
The question was asked ;-)
Q: What about an external file system for MacOSª ?
Well, it's currently beeing developed. It already work partly, and
read only. I'm working with Benjamin Herrenschmidt on that one.
Things that you should know about:
* Don't quit the application while copying. It should work
properly, but I would'nt try if I were you ;-)
* The copy process first allocate the complete size of the
destination file, to make things faster while copying.
* Files names from a linux file system are truncated to 32
caracters (and ':' are converted to '_').
* Mac file names are also converted: '/' are converted to '_',
and any character whose code is greater that 126 is converted
with netatalk method: ie 'Ä' will be converted to ':c4'.
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You found on my HomePage http://www.teaser.fr/~mpollet/
Ich hoffe es bringt den ein oder anderen weiter...
73 Dieter DB9ER
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