I'm posting here because this is where the Linux gurus live. In any case, I've a 1tb drive out of a DVR; via a combination of MacFuse and fuse-ext2, the system sees the drive, but can't/won't mount it ...

First let me state I plan to completely eliminate windows (except one kids computer for kiddie games) but just use mac mini and linux distros (mepis, etc.). So I have 3 x 200GB and 2 x 250GB (1.1TB) ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...