Can't FTP files to new EXT4 partition
#1
Hi there,

I just read online that formatting with EXT4 is the way to go when transferring from PC to Raspbmc. I downloaded and formatted my USB drive partition with EXT4 inside of MiniTool Partition Wizard.

I can see and access the formatted drive via FTP in the /media path. However I can't send any files to it or access the only folder in there ("lost+found"). I'm getting "Failed to retrieve directory listing" and "Critical file transfer error".

Are there extra permissions I have to setup? Or something I have to do from Raspbmc itself? I'm a Linux noob, so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!
John
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#2
Just answered my own question...I didn't think this was a Linux thing, but it is. The drive wasn't writable by default.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1334840
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#3
Like answered on the forums...any new drive, mount point needs to have user-level permissions:

sudo chown -Rv $USER:$USER <Mount Point>
If I helped out pls give me a +

A bunch of XBMC instances, big-ass screen in the basement + a 20TB FreeBSD, ZFS server.
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