HFS+ partition fails to remount read-write after crash / forced reboot

[Luc Pi]

I am using a double boot MacBook with OSX and Ubuntu.
I have an HFS+ partition to share data [1] between the 2 systems.

For a while I have been experiencing freezes and crashes with no other issue than to power off the machine. As a consequence, the HFS+ partition is unmounted not cleanly, and after I reboot, the HFS+ partition is read only, and I fail to remount it read-write.

In the past (like 6+ years ago) I found a workaround by running an HFS related tool, which as a side effect was remounting the partition cleanly. Unfortunately I forgot what it was.

Currently, as a workaround, I pay a short visit to OSX, which mounts the partition correctly; then when I reboot back to ubuntu the partition is mounted read-write. But this round trip is a pain.

(I file this report against the package hfsplus, as a first heuristic, because I really don't know where it belongs)

[1] this is the most reliable filesystem I found to be used both by OSX and Linux, and including the features I need (like access rights, file names, and symlinks). If you know a better one, this might solve my specific situation.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: hfsplus 1.0.4-12build4
Uname: Linux 3.14.0-031400rc6-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 17 14:17:26 2014
Dependencies:
 gcc-4.8-base 4.8.1-10ubuntu9
 libc6 2.17-93ubuntu4
 libgcc1 1:4.8.1-10ubuntu9
 libhfsp0 1.0.4-12build4
 multiarch-support 2.17-93ubuntu4
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-20 (542 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120905.2)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: hfsplus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-05 (131 days ago)

[Luc Pi (oluc)]

outdated. closing.