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hatchinatore:
ok i know it will probably not be done for a while, but what exactly is the problem that doesnt allow for macpod users to have rockbox.
what is in the code that doesnt allow hfs+ partions?
i have benn in ipl for  a long time, and ive recently been attracted to rockbox, but it pisses me off, since there is no support for macpods.
what needs to be changed in order for it to work? its not like it is impossible, its the same ipod, just a different formatt.
i dont understand...
is there something i could help with to make this possible?
or do not enough people care????
i know alot of people who do though...

linuxstb:
The lack of a HFS+ filesystem driver in Rockbox is what prevents its use on HFS+ formatted ipods.

IPL has the benefit of the standard Linux HFS+ filesystem driver - so HFS+ support came for free.

Rockbox has been developed from scratch, and only has a FAT32 filesystem driver, and because that's universally compatible, no-one has been motivated to add support for other, OS-specific filesystems like HFS+, NTFS or ext2.

So Mac users have two options - reformat their ipod to FAT32, or implement HFS+ support in Rockbox.

Llorean:
There is nothing in the code that "prevents" it other than there not being an HFS+ driver. Something would need to be added to implement it, rather than removing whatever prevents it.

What prevents you from reformatting your iPod?
It's generally thought that HFS+ support is unneeded overhead in Rockbox since conversion is a one-time process, while HFS+ drivers mean either larger code, or additional builds, both of which are a recurring cost.

The main thing preventing it from happening is that nobody who actually *wants* it has bothered to do it, because all that happens is people make posts saying "I think HFS+ support would be a good thing" and then when it is suggested they work on it, their response is either "I don't have the time" or "I don't have the skill" and yet they can never offer any actual benefit HFS+ offers to Rockbox that makes it worth supporting rather than simply being something users can convert from.

saratoga:

--- Quote from: hatchinatore on October 12, 2006, 06:17:19 PM ---or do not enough people care????

--- End quote ---

Probably.  FAT32 works fine, is very lightweight and is universally compatable with all PCs (mac, linux, windows), so theres no real reason to use HFS+ on a DAP.  I think Apple added it mostly because it's their format and they like to promote their own stuff.

hatchinatore:
couldnt it be possible to make a small side partion and put all the rockbox files on there, and access it through loader 2?
or is there no other way?

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