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The first step is to add kernel support for HFS+-type filesystems. Please use linux 2.6, since 2.4 requires patching. This patch can be obtained from an SourceForge project called linux-hfsplus. The following steps assume use of a 2.6 kernel. First open the kernel configuration:

# cd /usr/src/linux # make menuconfig

Now enable HFS+ support. You can choose to enable the filesystems as modules, in which case you should not forget to modprobe them after rebooting.

File systems --->
 Miscellaneous filesystems --->
 <*> Apple Extended HFS file system support
 <*> Apple Macintosh file system support
 Partition types --->
 [*] Advanced partition selection
 [*] Macintosh partition map support

Save, exit, recompile, install and reboot into your new kernel.