problem converting to ext3 file system

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 09 February 2010, Arnaud bourree wrote:
>Sorry, I didn't realized that you want to install through Wubi;  with
>Wubi, your ext3 will be a file in NTFS.
>Take a look to this page for more detail how to proceed:
>http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/14039.aspx
>I've never do it personally.
>
>Arnaud.

I'm with you Arnaud, I wouldn't touch NTFS with any pole I can lift.

NTFS is entirely too fond of picking a file, any file, at random, but the 
randomness seems heavily biased toward important files that can only be 
recovered by a full wipe & full reinstall, and summarily deleting them.  You 
only find out its gone on the next reboot & it won't even reboot.  Been 
there, done that, bought the T shirt AND a new copy of NT at full list price 
for an important machine at the TV station, 3 d-----d times.  Ask M$ for just 
that file & they just sort of chuckle and say to go buy a legal copy.  The 
copy that destroyed itself was also a 100% legal copy.  CD's just get thrown 
away, so I now duct tape the cd to the inside of the case.  I have come to 
the conclusion this 'feature' may even be an easter egg of sorts.  And 
without the src's, how are you to prove/disprove it?  Can't.  But the 
evidence is sure there...

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