Mac Format External Disk
I have a collection of files on a LINUX partition on a removable drive. It's a NON-DOS and NON-HFS+ partition. So the Mac does not know what to do with it and wants to format it. It mounts fine under Linux on a PC, and under Windows on the PC it's like it does not exist at all.
I though that under OSX it would be a snap to mount a LINUX partitioned hard disk and copy files and source over to the OSX Mac, but HOW? Isn' OSX, a close kin to Linux, UNIX in all it file structure and commands? I also have a large collection of MPEG video files that I'd like to move over to the iMac G4 and iDVD for burning.
I'm using an iMac G4 800, and I have a removable drive bay kit in both a USB and FIREWIRE external enclosure. I have even gone and accessed a DOS FAT partition on a hard drive volume, but NO GO on the LINUX volume. Mac formatted volumes are simply plug and play on the removables.
What are my options?
What am I doing wrong?
What commands/tools can I try on the Mac to mount this disk?
I though that under OSX it would be a snap to mount a LINUX partitioned hard disk and copy files and source over to the OSX Mac, but HOW? Isn' OSX, a close kin to Linux, UNIX in all it file structure and commands? I also have a large collection of MPEG video files that I'd like to move over to the iMac G4 and iDVD for burning.
I'm using an iMac G4 800, and I have a removable drive bay kit in both a USB and FIREWIRE external enclosure. I have even gone and accessed a DOS FAT partition on a hard drive volume, but NO GO on the LINUX volume. Mac formatted volumes are simply plug and play on the removables.
What are my options?
What am I doing wrong?
What commands/tools can I try on the Mac to mount this disk?
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