Hello Esther
Thank you for that, you have confirmed my research since I posted the message. I was hoping there were better support. I will have to reframe from using EXT3 until there is support under Mountain Lion. Still don't understand why the OS companies don't include EXT3 support. Oh, well, time to build another VMWare system. On 13/11/2012, at 7:11 AM, Esther <mori...@mac-access.net> wrote: > Hi Sean, > > I don't think the Paragon software for ext3 files has worked for any systems > above Snow Leopard. You can read ext3 file systems (the native Linux > format) under Lion and Mountain Lion if you use OSXFuse instead of MacFUSE. > Some people also report being able to write to ext3, but results vary on > that, depending on specific configurations, and it can be slow. > > Here's the excerpted basic information and the source URL. I've also emailed > you separately off list a few more source documents. > > Source: > <http://blog.applegrew.com/2011/12/access-ext3ext2-file-system-on-mac-osx-lion-10-7> > <begin quote> > ACCESS EXT3/EXT2 FILE SYSTEM ON MAC OSX LION (10.7) > Posted by Nirupam Biswas on Saturday, December 3, 2011 > On Mac if you want to access ext3/etx2 filesystems, which are used by Linux > systems, you will find lots of links on net but all are pretty outdate and > they don’t work for Lion. So, here is the updated version, which works. At > least for me. > You will need two softwares:- > OSXFuse – Download link. https://github.com/osxfuse/osxfuse/downloads > Fuse-ext2 – Download link. > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/fuse-ext2/fuse-ext2-0.0.7.dmg?download > Download and install them in the sequence shown above. > Fuse-ext2 needs MacFuse to run, but this is no longer maintained and does not > work on Lion. OSXFuse is the next generation MacFuse, but Fuse-ext2 is not > meant to work with this. Fortunately OSXFuse includes “MacFUSE Compatibility > Layer”. Just make sure to select this option when installing OSXFuse and you > are good to go. > When both of them are installed, then try plugging in ext3 or etx2 > partitioned disk and they should get automatically mounted, just like any > other disk. Note, after installing them you may or may not need to restart > your system. > PS. You will be able to read the disks but not write to it. As of now write > option is not reliable. > <end quote> > HTH. Cheers, > Esther > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
