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NSLU2 not for Mac Users..
Authored by: alexmathew on Oct 15, '06 10:27:56PM

Not for a Mac user. I have this device and I intend to sell it as soon as I find a repalcement.
- the EXT2FS driver to mount EXT3 drives does not work with NSLU2's Journalled EXT3 format - so the drives CANNOT be accessed via USB or FIrewire on a Mac - you can see the drives in Disk Utility but you cannot mount them via the EXT2FS preference pane.
- Using FAT32 is unacceptable due to the 2GB file size limit and more importantly - you cannot change the default admin password if you dont have an EXT3 formatted drive attached!! This is a major security hole - your data floating around on the network without even a password (actually a dumb password).
- if you accept the default EXT3 format, if the NSLU2 stopped working there is no way to recover the data without buying another NSLU2…!

This device is not for Mac OS X users.



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