I have a terabyte size USB disk connected to my SmartTop. I currently have it formatted ext4, but wanted to reformat it as XFS (for dynamic inode allocation).

However Disk Utility gives me an error that it can't find the mkfs.xfs file.

I checked on my SmartBook and found several /sbin/mkfs* files, but no mkfs.xfs file.

How do I get a mkfs.xfs file?

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Science, n. Investigation of natural phenomena.
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\"It is essential for automatic computation that, instead of containing every single instruction necessary to carry out the program, the coded program include methods for generating instructions which are needed to carry out the program. ... One measure of the extent to which an automatic digital computer is used effectively is given by the ratio of the number of instructions formed in the machine to that of the instructions inserted into the machine initially.\" Mathematical Machines Volume I Digital Computers ©1961 Francis J. Murray

If so, then why is this ratio zero on most modern computer software?

It's in xfsprogs package. xfs works great here on armhf :)

Then how do I get that?

I think I found it...

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Science, n. Investigation of natural phenomena.
Engineering, n. Domestication of natural phenomena.
Technology, n. Domesticated natural phenomena.

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\"It is essential for automatic computation that, instead of containing every single instruction necessary to carry out the program, the coded program include methods for generating instructions which are needed to carry out the program. ... One measure of the extent to which an automatic digital computer is used effectively is given by the ratio of the number of instructions formed in the machine to that of the instructions inserted into the machine initially.\" Mathematical Machines Volume I Digital Computers ©1961 Francis J. Murray

If so, then why is this ratio zero on most modern computer software?

Hi,


Johan.

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Johan Dams, Genesi USA Inc.
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Yep, I have a blog... PurpleAlienPlanet

I found it on the Software Center, along with a bunch of other XFS utilities that I don't need yet. All reformatted now and the files I had on the disk are back on the disk under the new FS.

BTW, here is another vote to support Mac OS X HFS+. I'd really like to be able to swap a USB disk between the SmartTop and my old PPC Macs.

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Science, n. Investigation of natural phenomena.
Engineering, n. Domestication of natural phenomena.
Technology, n. Domesticated natural phenomena.

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\"It is essential for automatic computation that, instead of containing every single instruction necessary to carry out the program, the coded program include methods for generating instructions which are needed to carry out the program. ... One measure of the extent to which an automatic digital computer is used effectively is given by the ratio of the number of instructions formed in the machine to that of the instructions inserted into the machine initially.\" Mathematical Machines Volume I Digital Computers ©1961 Francis J. Murray

If so, then why is this ratio zero on most modern computer software?