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The Linux computer is under the desk.

Plug in your Source HD (Mac Formatted)

 

Also Plug in the USB or Secondary HD that will be formatted to EXT2 or EXT3

Press the source button to get to the VGA input.

 

DVI = Mac Computer

VGA = Linux Computer

Log in with the password

rtfdcppkg

 

This computer is not on the internet so you will have to connect your hard

drive with the DCP on it to the computer directly via USB.

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Go to Applications

>GParted Partition Editor

You will have to re enter the password

Go to the upper left and choose the correct drive to format

In this case we choose the 29.08 gig drive

Selected drive has to be unmounted

>Right click the drive in the GParted editor and choose "Unmount"

Next right click and choose >Format to>ext2,ext3 or ext4

Next click the "green checkmark" to apply all operations

 

The formatting takes a while. A 30 gig USB will take about 10 to 15 minutes.


Access permissions must be assigned to the drive.

Select the drive in the sidebar to access the name of the drive that appears in the top of the "finder" window highlighted with the square in this frame grab

Right click the drive in the side bar to get the properties

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