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Asked by alex

Hi everybody,

I'm currently trying to copy some files to my MMC / SD card.
im trying to run a linux kernel on a PDA, everything is going as it should be, only this little problem occured, let me explain.

i needed to make 2 partitions in order to boot,
i used a 1 GB kingston MMC card.
i used the following command : sudo gparted.

i made one of the partitions a FAT16 partition, wich is 526,4MB in size,
The second partition i made whas a EXT2 partition, wich is 493,5 in size.

now i need to copy a TAR.GZ file into the second partition, the EXT2 that is.
and everytime i try to do that it gives me the exact following error message :
the folder <nameofolder> cannot be copied because you do not have the permissions to create it in the destination.

but when i copy something into the at16 partition, it is no problem, i got permissions, and also when i tap my right mouse
and go to properties, and then to the permissions tab, i can change the permissions, because its says i am the owner.

but when i do the exact same thing in the EXT2 partition, it says i can't change permissions because i'm not the owner.
the owner in the EXT2 partition is root.

the name of partition 1 = disk
the name of partition 2 = disk1

now is there a ''777'' command i need to use? i tried it with chmod or something, but it wont work for me.
i really need this problem solved, i tried a lot of things, and also searched the answered questions for my answer.
but i can't figure it out.

thank you in advance for your help.

gr. alex.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If you are trying to install Ubuntu to the SD Card then the desktop CD handles this. You can also use it from an installed system

Administration -> system -> create USB startup disk

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gadolinio (gadolinio) said : 		#2

you could try opening the terminal for root. Go to the folder that contains the partition (eg: if the partition is mounted in "/media/abc", type "cd /media" in root's terminal). Then type (assuming "alex" is your username) "chown alex abc" (abc in the example) to make it yours, not root's. Or "chmod 777 abc" or "chmod a=rxw abc", to keep it as root's property, but giving every user all the permissions.
It worked for me when i had that same problem.

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