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You can boot Linux VM quickly on your OS X using Vagrant. Install it either via .dmg file from the site or using brew cask.

Once you have vagrant command installed, run this in empty folder:

vagrant init ubuntu/trusty64; vagrant up --provider virtualbox

and you'll have Linux box within few minutes.

Then connect to it via: vagrant ssh and try to mount your device.

For more advanced options, you can create customized Vagrantfile with required configuration such as folder synching (config.vm.synced_folder), etc.

Alternatively install VirtualBox, then install and configure minimal version of Linux e.g. Ubuntu.

Above non-native solutions are not ideal, but at least your OSX would be more stable rather than installing unstable kernel extensions which could cause a lot of crashes.

You can boot Linux VM quickly on your OS X using Vagrant. You require to install VM provider such as VirtualBox and Vagrant either via .dmg file from the site or using brew cask.

Once you have vagrant command installed, run this in any selected folder:

vagrant init ubuntu/trusty64; vagrant up --provider virtualbox

^{This will generate Vagrantfile config file and .vagrant folder.}

and you'll have Linux box booted within few minutes (downloaded from Atlas Hashicorp repository).

Then connect to the box via command: vagrant ssh and try to mount your device inside Linux.

By default your current folder will be synched with /vagrant folder in VM. For more advanced options, you can modify Vagrantfile with required configuration.

So if you mount your filesystem within /vagrant folder, it will be automatically synched back to your macOS.

Alternatively you just need to install a VirtualBox, run the GUI app, install and boot a minimal version of Linux e.g. Ubuntu in order to achieve the same as explained above.

Above non-native solution are not ideal, but at least your macOS would be more stable rather than installing unstable kernel extensions which may cause a lot of system crashes.

You can boot Linux VM quickly on your OS X using Vagrant. Install it either via .dmg file from the site or using brew cask.

Once you have vagrant command installed, run this in empty folder:

vagrant init ubuntu/vivid64; vagrant up --provider virtualbox

and you'll have Linux box within few minutes.

Then connect to it via: vagrant ssh and try to mount your device.

For more advanced options, you can create customized Vagrantfile with required configuration such as folder synching (config.vm.synced_folder), etc.

Alternatively install VirtualBox, then install and configure minimal version of Linux e.g. Ubuntu.

Above non-native solutions are not ideal, but at least your OSX would be more stable rather than installing unstable kernel extensions which could cause a lot of crashes.

You can boot Linux VM quickly on your OS X using Vagrant. Install it either via .dmg file from the site or using brew cask.

Once you have vagrant command installed, run this in empty folder:

vagrant init ubuntu/trusty64; vagrant up --provider virtualbox

and you'll have Linux box within few minutes.

Then connect to it via: vagrant ssh and try to mount your device.

For more advanced options, you can create customized Vagrantfile with required configuration such as folder synching (config.vm.synced_folder), etc.

Alternatively install VirtualBox, then install and configure minimal version of Linux e.g. Ubuntu.

Above non-native solutions are not ideal, but at least your OSX would be more stable rather than installing unstable kernel extensions which could cause a lot of crashes.

You may try to install VirtualBox, then install and configure minimal version of Linux e.g. Ubuntu.

Not ideal, but at least your OSX would be more stable rather than installing unstable kernel extensions which could cause a lot of crashes.

You can boot Linux VM quickly on your OS X using Vagrant. Install it either via .dmg file from the site or using brew cask.

Once you have vagrant command installed, run this in empty folder:

vagrant init ubuntu/vivid64; vagrant up --provider virtualbox

and you'll have Linux box within few minutes.

Then connect to it via: vagrant ssh and try to mount your device.

For more advanced options, you can create customized Vagrantfile with required configuration such as folder synching (config.vm.synced_folder), etc.

Alternatively install VirtualBox, then install and configure minimal version of Linux e.g. Ubuntu.

Above non-native solutions are not ideal, but at least your OSX would be more stable rather than installing unstable kernel extensions which could cause a lot of crashes.