Re: How to unlock a hfs partition?

[Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at>]

* Ruben Vandeginste <snowbender@gmail.com> [2007-12-10 20:33:09 CET]:
> 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.

 I don't even get that message, mount shows it with the option (rw), but
no matter what thing I try it tells me that the filesystem is read-only.

> Since you have a hfs partition, I assume you have a dual-boot with
> OSX?

 Yes, hfsplus for me.

> 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.

 I reboot from time to time to OSX, but it doesn't change anything about
writability to the filesystem.

 Ah, but just found this message in /var/log/dmesg:

#v+
hfs: write access to a jounaled filesystem is not supported, use the force option at your own risk, mounting read-only.
#v-

 I'm not really sure if I would want to turn off journaling in OSX...

 So long,
Rhonda