I have a linux box, can a linux setup read mac cds? A pc would need macdrive, and I don't want to spend $50 to read a single cd.
I guess it depends on which version of linux. I was under the impression HFS was compiled into all of the 2.6 kernels, but I might be wrong (I'm not a diehard linux geek). Try running "cat /proc/filesystems | grep hfs" at the terminal. It should return "HFS" if its installed properly. If it is installed, just mount it as normal.
Haha, the post you linked to made me laugh in frustration. The only thing he got right was in the second sentence. This post was dated 2003, hfs driver started somewhere in 2000, 2001. Again, it should exist as a kernal module in 2.6 and above. The only question is whether its enabled (I posted above how to figure this out). I'm not sure if it is universally enabled/disabled or distro dependent.
I know it's usually enabled on PPC linux distros (naturally), not sure about x86 distros. Also, last time I used it (not recently, I doubt the current filesystem driver), hfs+ was a little buggy, but hfs worked just fine. Check out http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_hfsplus or do a google search.
Yeah, I've never used it on x86 either. I have heard that its buggy when trying to access/write journals, among other things. But FWIW, I think it should work enough if all that assembler needs to do is read a cd.
