Re: How to unlock a hfs partition?
On Dec 11, 2007 2:13 PM, P Kapat <kap4lin@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2007 2:33 PM, Ruben Vandeginste <snowbender@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > At Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:49:49 +0100, Ennio-Sr wrote:
> > >
> > > [using 2.6.18-5-powerpc GNU/Linux on a iBool]
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to copy a file from ext2 to hfs partition, but the command:
> > > # mount -t hfs -o rw /dev/hda25 /mnt
> > > yields the warning:
> > > hfs: filesystem is marked locked, mounting read-only.
> > >
> > > Is there any way to unlock it?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your attention,
> > > Ennio
> >
> > Since you have a hfs partition, I assume you have a dual-boot with
> > OSX?
> >
> > In that case, simply boot in OSX: the file system will be checked and
> > unlocked. After reboot in linux, you will be able to mount it
> > read-write.
>
> Doesn't one have to disable Journaling from OSX side for "safe"
> read-write access?
recommend disable journaling on hfs partition.
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