[lug] Cross-platform large external hard drive filesystem?

[j davis]

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>Not just a Linux question, but it is somewhat relevant.
>
>I would like to have an external hard drive that I could move from
>platform to platform (Windows 98/ME/2k/XP, Linux, Mac).
>Interestingly, hardware connection is the easiest thing to figure out;
>both USB and FireWire are widely supported on those platforms.
>
>My problem is: what filesystem do I use?  I thought I'd try FAT32,
>since I know that windows and linux both speak that.  But (1) I wasn't
>sure if Mac speaks it, and (2) windows 2k refuses to make FAT32
>partitions larger than 32GB [although it looks like it will happily
>mount them].  Nothing but Linux understands ext[23].
>Hmm... is UDF read-write?  :)
>
>So, I'm asking for suggestions.  I have a 120GB drive that I would
>like to use in this application; I could slice it into four partitions
>and do FAT32 on each, but that strikes me as nasty.
>
what mac os?
osx? 10? yellowdog?

jd
http://www.taproot.bz


>Ideas?


>
>Thanks,
>t.
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thanks,
jd

jd at taproot.bz
http://www.taproot.bzw

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