Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:49:20 +0100 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@shaneware.biz> Cc: Laszlo Danielisz <laszlo_danielisz@yahoo.com>, FreeBSD - <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: external hdd Message-ID: <CAE63ME5cvHu6R=V5LObkzRrTLha5-K1LqLwbNYbK2GzrSxmHyA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <51563C91.9090006@ShaneWare.Biz> References: <C83CF7ED-0CCE-4A3B-8761-B9352A7B92DE@yahoo.com> <6B60EA1E-0277-499A-917A-AA2B3030F0FD@mac.com> <CAE63ME7V%2BF=%2BWqLs1wW-bL_s8eDvSBNMziJ9s1A4z%2BUnUn3VjA@mail.gmail.com> <150B553F-AED1-45D7-86C9-EB482ED267EC@mac.com> <51563C91.9090006@ShaneWare.Biz>
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On 30 March 2013 02:14, Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@shaneware.biz> wrote: > On 30/03/2013 09:43, Chuck Swiger wrote: > >> Hi-- >> >> On Mar 29, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Damien Fleuriot wrote: >> >>> On 29 March 2013 18:06, Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Time Machine is only supported on top of journaled HFS+; I'm not >>>> sure how fusefs-hfs is doing on FreeBSD, though. Or you could >>>> setup multiple partitions and have an exFAT partition for data >>>> interchange between other OSes. >>>> >>> >>> Now, unless I got things wrong, I believe you're mistaken. >>> >> >> The key word above which folks might not be paying enough attention >> towards-- particularly in the context of a backup solution-- is >> "supported". >> >> I, for instance, have a Time Machine server running on top of >>> 10.0-CURRENT with ZFS. >>> http://www.area536.com/**projects/ironclad-time-** >>> machine-backups-on-freebsd/<http://www.area536.com/projects/ironclad-time-machine-backups-on-freebsd/>; >>> >> >> >>> Indeed. As one might note on that page: >> >> defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolume >> **s 1 >> ^^^^^^^^^^^ >> > > The real point to notice is that the mentioned zfs storage is accessed > over the network not over a local usb/sata cable. The freebsd server > reads/writes to zfs the remote mac only talks afp over tcp seeing it as > another network fileserver. > > While 10.5 included a zfs read-only kext apple removed it in 10.6 or 10.7. > > There is an oss version of zfs started that appears to have been revived - > maczfs.com. > There is also a commercial package for osx zfs - zevo. > I'm not vouching for either of these just mentioning that they exist. > > Aye, I know that. My point is, perhaps that'd be his best bet then ? Attach the USB device to the FreeBSD box, export it over afp. I know that's not really ideal, that's a given. However, this is a solution that allows him to use the disk on fbsd, and still be able to export TM backups.
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