Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] netatalk CDROM server problems
From: Alistair Riddell (alistair@watsons.edin.sch.uk)
Date: Wed Sep 03 1997 - 17:26:39 EDT
On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Marc Heckmann wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Patrik Schindler wrote:
>
> > > I`m trying to setup a RedHat Linux 4.1 machine as a CDROM server
> > > for Mac's using netatalk. The macs can see the CD's and access them,
> > > except that when try to access a file I get the massage "Cannot associate
> > > application to file type" or a similar message. The CD's I am using are
> > > Macintosh HFS CD's (mounted using the HFS kernel module). Does anyone know
> > > the solution to this or how to get around this problem. Thanks in advance.
> > How do you mount the CD (mount-options! Use fork=netatalk!)? Where do you
> > get the message? Linux or Mac? Do you use EasyOpen? Probably misconfigured?
> > Please supply more Information!
> I don't use the fork=netatalk option and I get the message on the Macs. I
> haqve never heard of easy open.. I also have a comprehensive File map in
> my AppleVolumes.system. Thanks.
I think that if you mount the CD with "-o afpd" in the mount command line
then that will help. This makes the hfs module present the CD in such a
way that netatalk's afpd can understand the resource forks and other
macintoshy things.
-- Alistair Riddell - BOFH IT Support Department, George Watson's College, Edinburgh Tel: +44 131 447 7931 Ext 176 Fax: +44 131 452 8594
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