Re: [SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS] GPT?

2016-06-15 Thread Tom H
On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Jose Marques wrote: >> On 15 Jun 2016, at 13:33, Tom H wrote: >> >> For a journaled filesystem, if you have access to a Mac, you can >> disable the journal before using the disk on SL 7. > > Just to make things

Re: GPT?

2016-06-15 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 2:16 PM, ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> wrote: > I should have said GPT partition with HFS+ format. Thanks for the confirmation. I meant to ask earlier, but forgot, whether you were assuming that the disk was gpt because it came from a Apple because,

Re: [SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS] GPT?

2016-06-15 Thread Jose Marques
> On 15 Jun 2016, at 13:33, Tom H wrote: > > For a journaled filesystem, if you have access to a Mac, you can disable the > journal before using the disk on SL 7. Just to make things interesting Apple plans to move to a new filesystem, APFS. The University of St Andrews

Re: GPT?

2016-06-15 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Lamar Owen wrote: > On 06/11/2016 03:12 PM, Joseph Areeda wrote: >> >> I can give this a try for you I'm a little confused. Pretty sure the >> partition tables are fine but I don't think you can use the Apple file >> system, Mac OS X extended. >>

Re: [SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS] GPT?

2016-06-15 Thread Jose Marques
BR and ExFAT (Windows 8/8.1/10 doesn't seem to like the GPT partitions that OS X creates). ExFAT handles very large files. The only problem is that Microsoft has patents for ExFAT so on Linux you tend to have to install something to support it. If your target is Linux and you don't want to

Re: GPT?

2016-06-14 Thread Todd Chester
On 06/14/2016 01:17 PM, David Sommerseth wrote: Just some more details: I always wondered about that. Thank you!

Re: GPT?

2016-06-14 Thread jdow
On 2016-06-14 11:16, ToddAndMargo wrote: ... Hi David, I should have said GPT partition with HFS+ format. I am basically looking for a shared format that will accommodate large file transfers. And OSx doesn't support NTFS write. The fuse is a paid service and I would not want to install

Re: GPT?

2016-06-14 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 06/14/2016 01:13 PM, David Sommerseth wrote: How large? 6 to 8 GB usually (can't be compressed) -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows ~~

Re: GPT?

2016-06-14 Thread David Sommerseth
On 14/06/16 22:14, David Sommerseth wrote: > On 14/06/16 20:16, ToddAndMargo wrote: >> On 06/14/2016 03:09 AM, David Sommerseth wrote: >>> On 14/06/16 00:15, ToddAndMargo wrote: >>>>> On 6/10/16 2:20 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: > [...snip...] >> >> I

Re: GPT?

2016-06-14 Thread David Sommerseth
On 14/06/16 20:16, ToddAndMargo wrote: > On 06/14/2016 03:09 AM, David Sommerseth wrote: >> On 14/06/16 00:15, ToddAndMargo wrote: >>>> On 6/10/16 2:20 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: [...snip...] > > I should have said GPT partition with HFS+ format. > > I am basi

Re: GPT?

2016-06-14 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 06/14/2016 03:09 AM, David Sommerseth wrote: On 14/06/16 00:15, ToddAndMargo wrote: On 6/10/16 2:20 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: Hi All, Does anyone know if SL 7.x will read and write to and Apple OSx's (GPT) formatted flash drives? I know I can manipulate the partitions with gdisk. I don't

Re: GPT?

2016-06-14 Thread David Sommerseth
On 14/06/16 00:15, ToddAndMargo wrote: >> On 6/10/16 2:20 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Does anyone know if SL 7.x will read and write to and Apple >>> OSx's (GPT) formatted flash drives? >>> >>> I know I can manipulate t

Re: GPT?

2016-06-11 Thread Lamar Owen
On 06/11/2016 03:12 PM, Joseph Areeda wrote: Hi Todd, • I can give this a try for you I'm a little confused. Pretty sure the partition tables are fine but I don't think you can use the Apple file system, Mac OS X extended. The FAT or EX FAT file system are compatible, I use them often.

Re: GPT?

2016-06-11 Thread Joseph Areeda
have a Mac running Yosemite with an SL 7 VM so it's easy. best, Joe On 6/10/16 2:20 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: Hi All, Does anyone know if SL 7.x will read and write to and Apple OSx's (GPT) formatted flash drives? I know I can manipulate the partitions with gdisk. I don't have a MAC kicking

GPT?

2016-06-10 Thread ToddAndMargo
Hi All, Does anyone know if SL 7.x will read and write to and Apple OSx's (GPT) formatted flash drives? I know I can manipulate the partitions with gdisk. I don't have a MAC kicking around to just look for myself. Many thanks, -T -- ~~ Computers are like