Apple :: Best FS To Share Between OS X And Ubuntu?
May 3, 2010
So, my girlfriend wants to dual-boot OS X and Ubuntu.
We want to format her laptop as:
20gb - Mac OS (Mac OS Journaled)
20gb - Ubuntu (ext4)
158gb - Shared Partition (???)
2gb - Swap
The most common suggestion I see around on the net is to go with FAT32 for the shared partition. But I know FAT32 isn't journaled and has a max file limite of 4gb. I've also seen some limited mentions of adding ext3 support to OS X or adding additional HFS support to linux...
Can anyone give me a good solid recommendation for a -everyday use- partition to share between her two OS's?
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May 10, 2010
I have a Ubuntu box with two drives, one of them is where Ubuntu is installed and the other one is where I store all my music, photos and other documents. I recently bought a Mac and I want to be able to access the drive where I have all my documents from my Mac. Is there a way to accomplish this? I've been looking all day for an answer to this but all I can find is how to share a folder instead of a whole drive.
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Aug 13, 2010
I'm using a Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 32-bit machine as my file server. It is sharing a few folders stored on a USB NTFS drive using Netatalk. The client machine is running MacOS 10.6.4. I have only one user on the Ubuntu machine, but the Mac machine has two users. I wish to share the same network share between the two Mac users, while both are logged in (they switch between one another without logging the other one out).
I created a login item on both Mac user accounts to automount the Ubuntu shared folder and used the same Ubuntu user account for authentication on both Mac accounts. This is the problem: When the first Mac user logs in, the shared folder automatically mounts with no problems. However, when the second user switches to their account (without logging out the first user) the automount mounts the folder with a red "No Access" sign on the folder. The only way to resolve it is to eject the mount and manually remount.
This is not the end of the world, but I would like to resolve this issue if possible, so that the users get a smoother experience. The way I tried to resolve this: I thought that maybe Netatalk does not allow the same user to connect more than once from the same IP, so I set up an additional user on the Ubuntu machine. when I connect to the Ubuntu server using the new user for authentication, the only share available for the user is their home folder. The other shares are not available.
I therefore tried to configure permissions using the AppleVolumes.default by explicitly giving all users the "allow" permission for all shares and restarting the Netatalk service, however the new user still has access to nothing but their home folder. How can I share the same shared folder between multiple users?
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Jun 22, 2011
I have iMac 2.4GHz with rEFIT installed. I installed Unity on one of the partition. Kernel is still 2.6.38.8. I am getting error message when I run the command
sudo gedit /etc/x11/xorg.conf
The error message is
(gedit:2139): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.AC7YXV': No such file or directory
(gedit:2139): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or directory
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May 7, 2011
Neither Ubuntu's Unity or KDE respond to the function keys on a regular Apple USB keyboard. I can plug in a non-Apple keyboard and they work just fine. What needs to be changed or configure so that F1 and company on the Apple keyboard work as on other keyboards?
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Apr 22, 2010
This morning I bought an Apple wireless keyboard and I got it connected through Blueman. It works like a charm, but I have on problem;
When I log out I can log back in by typing in my password. However, when I restart the computer it seems that bluetooth is not loaded yet and I cannot enter my password. So I have to log in using my wired keyboard, and then disconnect & re-connect to my wireless keyboard using blueman before I am able to use the wireless keyboard.
Is there any way that I can already auto-load bluetooth and connect to my keyboard before I log in?
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Mar 24, 2010
I'm trying to use an Apple wireless keyboard with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) but the fn key is not working at all. If I start up xev and hit the fn key it generates no event. What do I need to do for it to work. It seems as if it should work when viewing pages like
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Dec 2, 2010
I have been given an Apple Ibook that wont boot
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Dec 4, 2010
i connected my apple ipod in ubuntu 10.04..its showing msg that" do no disconnect" but there is no trace of ipod in the system,not even any icon in desktop too
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Jan 15, 2010
I've just installed Ubuntu 9.10 and Samba 3.4. I've shared a folder and have accessed the share from a Windows 7 client. However, I've struggled to configure the share and folder so that the Win7 client can create files and/or folders in the share. Kept getting Permission Denied errors. Finally, (using Webmin) I set the permissions on the file folder so that "Other" had write access. I don't understand why this was necessary (and how unsecure this is). I already had the write access checkbox ticked for "User" but it wasn't enough.
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Sep 20, 2010
1. I have Ubuntu 10.04.1 installed alongside Windows Home premium 7 on a Compaq CQ5110f with 2 dual processors, 320 GB HDD, 4 gb Ram, less than a year old/ It is giving me some error messages. It is wanting to lock the drive or various programs after being left unused for a few minutes, I have not found where I can disable this. I do not need passwords, really. I am the only user. I reinstalled it once, on top of itself (Ubuntu) and it worked fine briefly, then started doing it all again.
I use to sometimes install Ubuntu as a windows app. on a previous version, maybe 9.04 - 9.10, but think I can not do it on this version?
So, Can I install as WIndows app on this version of Ubuntu? CAn I install Ubuntu on one drive alone, and windows on the other drive alone, install both in same computer and get dual booting? I think before, to do that I had to reset boot drives in BIOS to whichever I had the OS I wanted to use?
Or MUST they be installed on same drive for dual booting to be available?
I am attaching screen shots of the messages I get, etc. I have tried to share files and folders, but it does not allow me to select Share this folder as some security thing is not installed, And the time I am required to enter password to use comp[iter after being idle a few minutes, seems to be tied to my folder, which is JOHN. I may have to think about removing Ubuntu from this drive, add a SATA drive and use two, one for Windows and one for Ubuntu.
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Apr 28, 2011
equivalent of "force_user" when sharing with nautilus-share? To put this question into context, I have shared out a folder with "Allow others to create ..." and "Guest Access ..." turned on via the GUI (I believe nautilus-share is applicaition behind the GUI). When Guest accounts create files or folders, I want the owner of the files or folders to be a specific user, rather then "nobody". In a Samba Server, I know you can use the parameter "force_user" in the smb.conf (under an individual sharename) which will specify the owner of the files and subfolders created through the share.
I have tried to add this parameter to the files created in /var/lib/samba/usershares but the owner of the files and folders are still "nobody" (NOTE: I rebooted the PC after making the change to the file) I have just done a fresh installation of Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop with nothing else installed (except the current Updates and the necessary components needed when sharing folders) As a follow on question, I also want to set the permissions for files and folders. To replicate what the "create_mask", "force_create_mode", "directory_mask" and "force_directory_mode" parameters do within a Samba Server.
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Jun 8, 2010
this has happened in different distros, so far i have tried slack, arch, and mint at work i have an xp box with a shared folder i created. on my linux box i setup fstab as follows
Code:
//winxp/temp$ /home/user/temp cifs rw,uid=1000,gid=1000,credentials=/home/user/.creds 0 0
this gets mounted correctly and i can read/write the shared folder at home i have a win7 box that i create a share on and use the exact same code in fstab, but it wont mount the share. i get something like permission denied or access denied is there a difference in how winxp and win7 share folders? my usernames on the linux boxes match those of my windows boxes at each location. i have given my win accounts full access and control over the win shares.
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Mar 18, 2011
I am attempting to share a folder from an existing drive that has been formatted in NTFS. I simply right click on the folder, goto share, and I can see the option to share to UNIX and that works with no problems. My question is; why is the SAMBA sharing dialog grayed out?
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Feb 1, 2010
I had a thread about installing on a Mac and decided to go the VirtualBox route and everything is running splendidly EXCEPT for the fnmode setting in /sys/module/hid_apple.
The problem is that the directory hid_apple does not exist for me to modify the settings for the apple keyboard. I'm assuming that when installing in VB, Ubu assumed it was a PC. Anyone know of a way to get the keyboard config directories in there so I don't have to hit Fn to do Alt-F2? Also, I tried to create the directory (sudo mkdir) and it returned "Cannot create directory...no such file or directory", but not in so many words.
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Mar 14, 2011
I've had a Apple Powerbook G4 for a while now, but being mostly a Windows user I've never used it. I remember when it ran it's native OSX (Which I can't for the life remember) Probably Tiger? Anyways... I tried installing Ubuntu on it about a year and a half ago, the installation was botched and I left it sitting there with no purpose in life. :O
So I've decided to dust the laptop and give it another go. I've progressed a little further with my Linux experience, having installed and tested a few distros and even switching over to Ubuntu 9.10 for about 4 months. Enough of my life story and more to the point.Has anyone installed Ubuntu, or any distro for that matter on the Apple Powerbook G4? I know there are different versions of the G4 and I'm not entirely sure what my version is, It's the 1.6Ghz version with The Nvidia card (Err I think) and extra Wireless card installed. I am not very capable with Mac - After checking Apples website I believe it's the 15inch.
I've read the FAQ thread and will begin trying to install Ubuntu tonight at home, I just wanted some suggestion and some pointers in the right direction. What distro would be most suitable for my hardware? and What is easiest to set up?
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Jan 22, 2011
I have installed ubuntu 10.10 and the Samba addon to configure my shares to my Windows terminals.This is what I got
Firewall off (utf disabled)
Internal Sata /dev/sda1 (EXT4 FS)
External USB HDD /dev/sdb1 mounted at /media/SG1500GB (EXT4 FS)
I have two shares
1. //home/test - Which I can see and access with no problems (can't write to it though even though I set the share as writable?, but, I can read from it). This is available to everyone. My windows terminal can see this folder and access it. This is on my main 80GB internal drive /dev/sda1.
2. //media/SG1500GB/Music. I set this up for everyone full access and I can see it at all my Windows machines but,I can't get into the folder. Windows keeps giving me an error stating network path not found.I also try to access it via the Nautilus (Places/Network/system/music) and get an error message "unable to mount location, Failed to mount windows share". This drive is mounted per the disk utility.
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May 24, 2010
Have an NFS Server running on RHEL 5.4 with the following setup/export/home is mounted from a SAN and shared out (no problems there)In oneome directory I have recently mounted another partition (e.g. /export/home/user/foo) This directory is also shared via NFS.When logging into an NFS Client you can access /home/user as expected. If you CD into foo there are no errors, you can even read/write files there.On the NFS Server those files can only be seen by umounting /export/home/user/foo.The idea is for 'footo contain files are churned at a very high rate and that this partition will not be replicated offsite
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Mar 6, 2010
I want to get rid of OSX since I see now that it doesn't really do anything. I love the MBP, however, and think that it is the best laptop I have ever used. I want a dual boot of Ubuntu 32bit and Windows 7 64bit. it just as easy as sticking the Windows disc in the drive and formatting? I know that Windows 7 works with EFI now.
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Jun 29, 2010
I noticed that 2.6.34 is available for Ubuntu 10.04 on Intel machines.. Is there anything like this for the PowerPC port? If so, where? I have heard that 2.6.34 fixes a number of bugs on PowerPC.
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Aug 15, 2010
I can't seem to boot the try ubuntu option on my mac using snow leopard.
Basically I press enter on 'try ubuntu' option is just stays on a black screen.
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Nov 24, 2010
I am a long-time Ubuntu user, but have been using a MacBook Pro and OS X for the last 3 months. I want to run Ubuntu on this hardware as my primary environment, but preserve the OS X install I've been using. Dual-booting would be o.k., but not ideal as I would like to use OS X daily (iPhone/iTunes stuff, Google Sketchup, Xcode, and a few other things). What solution will give me:
1) native performance from Ubuntu
2) access to all (or most) hardware features of the laptop
3) upgrade safe for both Ubuntu and OS X
Will bootcamp do this? If not, then Parallels?
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Jan 18, 2010
I have a imac g3 with mac os x 10.3.9 panther and i want to try ubuntu. But i really want to use the live cd instead of installing it. is there any way i could do it like a pc would. you know were you put the cd in and try ubuntu like on a pc.
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Jan 29, 2010
recently I to come the Ubuntu 9.10 disk install and desire to do a clean in my macbook air installation problem is that this computer does not have a reader cd or DVD....
I wonder if there is any way to do the installation through a usb or I have to get an external reader for this installation, or if it is more easy install again my mac os x to partition the disk and do a dual boot
These are my laptop specifications:
MacBook Air (Rev A), 80 gb hd, 2 gb ram, graphics intel, one usb, one firewire
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Mar 3, 2010
I tried installing and using gsynaptics as well, but that just broke my touchpad (yes, I editted xorg and whatnot) on my Macbook 5.1 (aluminum).Really, my touchpad has been working well by default, but it's far to sensitive and moves around as my palm grazes it during typing (even with the "disable while typing" option turned on). Tapping is so sensitive that I accidentally click things all the time. Yes, I can turn that off... but I LIKE it. I love tapping.At any rate, it seems that ubuntu is ignoring whatever settings I add to the said file and I just want to tweak it a little.
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Mar 24, 2010
I am trying to boot a cd on an iMac G3 and I can't get it to boot. (hence the question)
I have tried pressing the 'c' key, the option key, the control key, the apple key, etc, etc, etc.
I have looked around Google and it showed me an old thread on the forums the guy figured it out but he never said what he did.
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Apr 5, 2010
I have been searching for this, but can't seem to find a definite answer. I am running Ubuntu 9.10 on my iBook G3. The gnome interface seems to be a little much for it. I am trying to find out if there is anyway to put UNR on an iBook G3 or at least the stripped down interface.
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Apr 29, 2010
I'm trying to run Ubuntu off the Livecd but when I start my imac it ignores the cd in the superdrive. Any suggestions?
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May 6, 2010
I installed 32-bit 10.04, and only see 2GB of the 4GB available:
Code:
$ free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2193 1223 969 0 57 817
-/+ buffers/cache: 348 1844
Swap: 4092 25 4066
I was expecting to see 3GB of memory (since I installed 32-bit Ubuntu), which is what I was used to on other systems, but 2GB seems odd. Is there a way to improve things?
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Jul 3, 2010
My brother has a Mac G4 PC, he likes the look of my ubuntu, can ubuntu be used on mac? If it can where can I download ISO on to CD?
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