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On Saturday 24 November 2007, Derek Martin wrote: > On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 12:21:34AM -0500, Brendan wrote: > > I know all about 3g, even used it in this case and 50 other cases. > > There is something that Vista can do while formatting that 3g cannot > > read. I spoke to the developers a few nights back on IM about > > figuring out how to file debug reports on it. > > In that case, I'm glad I decided to get XP on the new T61p I just > bought! ;-) > > So then you'll need to use FAT32, or format as NTFS from a pre-Vista > Windows box or Linux box with 3g (I believe this is possible -- I've > seen Linux tools that seem to be able to format NTFS). Or, use ext3 > and just make sure your UIDs match everywhere... You may not control > your UID at work, but you do at home. If you want to go the latter > route, you'll need to change ownership of all your files before you > can use them again. To change the ownership of your files, use (as > root, after you change your UID and GID in /etc/passwd as > appropriate): > > find / -uid $YOUR_UID -exec chown $USERNAME:$GROUPNAME {} \; > > Note that you'll need to log out for the changes in your UID and GID > to take effect, though file ownerships will change immediately, so you > won't be able to access any of your stuff if you do the above while > you're logged in as your regular user. For the sake of simplicity, I > suggest you edit the passwd file and then change your file ownership > while being logged in as root on the console, without being logged in > as your regular user.
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