Thread: I need help transferring files to N9
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juiceme is offline juiceme
2013-04-10 , 20:17
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Originally Posted by mcbook View Post
i was wondering how to format the partion to ext4?

also is this limitation of mass storage mode to FAT only for windows hosts?
could I choose mass storage mode (if the partion was formated with ext4) and mount it on a linux/mac/unix/ host using the usb cable?
There was a guide somewhere on TMO how to do it.
Just unmount it and use "/sbin/mkfs.ext4"
You need to change the fstab entry and the mounter script.

After that everything works just like before except it's not usable in windows any longer, linux use is just as before.