On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Mike Fedyk wrote: > Am I correct in thinking that you don't need hfs compiled into the kernel to > use these tools? In other words, does it work directly with the partition? Correct - they open the devnode from userspace, and manipulate the filesystem image directly, instead of using a kernel filesystem driver. Derrik Pates | Sysadmin, Douglas School | #linuxOS on EFnet dpates@dsdk12.net | District (dsdk12.net) | #linuxOS on OPN