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dd_rescue, diskdev_cmds, mac-fdisk (pdisk for Linux)


  1. Dave
    Member

    dd_rescue - incredibly useful admin tool. Images partitions to file, or other partitions.

    Useful on PPC because Apple's HFS+ has journals and resource forks that Linux cannot handle completely - even in 2.6.24. dd_rescue goes underneath the file system for copy/rescue purposes.

    Also consider diskdev_cmds and of course, mac-fdisk, if it's not in there already.

    On diskdev_cmds see http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_hfsplus

    By the way - super job on PPC64 in the latest Finnix. Really fantastic. I just missed dd_rescue!

    Posted Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:20:55 -0800

  2. rfinnie
    Administrator

    Thanks, re: PPC64. I'm mostly flying blind on 64-bit support, as I have no G5 equipment available to me during testing.

    As for the software suggestions, shouldn't be a problem. I'll look into them (though I'm pretty sure mac-fdisk is already present).

    Posted Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:07:35 -0800