Sharing files across platforms
As earlier reported I had some problems with my external usb disk under OS X. (just did not automount my extra large partition). In the end I did a backup of all the data and reformated my former FAT32 volume with HFS+. Then copied everything back. *sigh* Having all the data on a non-journaled filesystem did not feel good anyway …so in the end it was worth the effort. Although I have to say I was a bit surprised (disappointed?) that OS X does not support ext2/3 filesystems out-of-the-box. On my investigations I came across the following links. But be aware – I haven’t tried a single one just yet.
ext2/3 drivers for Windows:
free http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/ext2ifs.htm
free http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd
pay http://www.partition-manager.com/n_ext2fs_main.htm
ext2/3 drivers for OS X:
free http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsx
ntfs drivers for Linux:
pay http://www.mount-everything.com
free http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net
free http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive
hfs/hfs+ for Windows:
pay http://macdrive.com/products/macdrive6