Something's Messed Up

I recently acquired a Powerbook 17 to go with my PowerMac G4 DP 1.25. At the same time I upgraded the OS to 10.4.5 on both machines. I used Migration Assistant to move my Docs and 3rd party apps over to the PB.
I use an Ethernet LAN with a DSL Router and Switch. The network seems to be working fine on both machines. I'm able to connect to either machine from each other, and all hard drives are accessible. Both boot drives have been repaired with Disk Utility, and permissions repair looks OK (with all the normal garbage present for 10.4.5).
However, If I connect to the PB for the DT, I can't move files over to the PB - I get the "The operation cannot be completed. You don't have sufficient privilages to complete this operation" warning. If I connect from the PB to the DT, I'm able to transfer the same files without any problem.
Also, I'm using ChronoSync to keep the two machines in sync, but am having similar access problems there, too (working from the DT to the PB). However, if I mount the PB as a Target Disc, I'm able to complete the sync OK.
Any ideas on what I might have screwed up, or how I should start over?
Jess.
PowerMac G4 Dual 1.25 & G4 17 Powerbook   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   1.0 eMac, D-Link DSL Router & Switch, D-Link USB Hub

Jess,
I'm going to bet that you upgraded from 10.2 (or earlier) to Tiger with your accounts in place (directly or not, it doesn't matter). This will have left your account(s) on the DP as belonging to group "staff," where your accounts on the PB will have unique groups, each named with the account's short name. This scenario causes just the problem you describe.
First, I recommend that you return permissions on your files to the default ones: read and write for the owner, read only for everyone else. Additionally, you should completely restrict access to folders within your HOME folder, as is normal for OS X. You would then manage access across the network by alligning your "UIDs" on the two machines (I'll get to this part).
Now, you can easily bring the DP "up to speed" by replacing its Netinfo Database and rebuilding it by re-creating your accounts. This is a non-destructive process; you will lose no data, and the HOME folders for your existing accounts will be used for the new ones you create.
It will be important to know the exact order in which any accounts on the DP were originally created. When re-creating the accounts, it will be necessary to do so in the same order (this will give the new accounts the same UIDs). Once you know the order, follow these instructions:
* Perform steps 1, 2, 4, and 5 in section III of this kbase article, making sure that you follow the instructions at the top of the article for correctly mounting your startup disk as read/write in single-user mode (step #1). Perform only the steps I have listed.
* When you perform step #5, you will restart into the "Setup Assistant." Use the Setup Assistant to create a new "initial" admin account using the exact same username and user short name as the original "initial" admin account. You may be required to enter complete contact information for registration with Apple, but you may skip "Connecting to the Internet," "Sending Registration to Apple," etc. Skipping these steps will leave an alias for registering in your HOME folder, but this alias can be safely deleted once you are logged in (you are, after all, already registered with Apple).
* Once logged into your admin account, use System Preferences>Accounts to recreate any "secondary" accounts, again using the exact same username and user short name as the original accounts. Recreate these accounts in the exact order that they were created originally. In each case, you will be told that there is an existing HOME folder with the same short name, and that this HOME folder will be used for this new account. This is what you want.
Since the "default" group of each account will now be different, you're will need to insure that the group ownership for all of the files associated with each old account is changed appropriately (more importantly, that the group ownership for the directories containing these files is changed). In your admin account, open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal. At the prompt, copy and paste the following text into your Terminal window, then press <RETURN>:
<pre style="overflow:auto; font-family: 'Monaco'; font-size: 10px">sudo chown -R `id -u`:`id -g` /Users/`id -un`</pre>
When you press <RETURN>, you will be asked for yor admin password. Enter it (it will not be echoed) and again press <RETURN>. This will take care of any files/folders in your admin user's HOME folder. For items outside the HOME folder, copy and paste this, then type a space:
<pre style="overflow:auto; font-family: 'Monaco'; font-size: 10px">sudo chown -R `id -u`:`id -g` </pre>
After typing a trailing space after the above text, navigate in the Finder to the folder containing the admin user's files, and drag this folder into the Terminal window. The full path to this file will be filled in at the command line. Press <RETURN>, enter your admin password (if asked), and again press <RETURN>. The above commands will work in any admin account, for the files that should be owned by that account.
Files belonging to non-admin accounts must be handled a little differently. From any admin account, open Terminal and type the following:
<pre style="overflow:auto; font-family: 'Monaco'; font-size: 10px">sudo chown -R username:username /Users/username</pre>
then press <RETURN>. In the above command, you will replace all instances of "username" with the short name for the account in question. If the short name is "fred," for example, you will type the following exactly:
<pre style="overflow:auto; font-family: 'Monaco'; font-size: 10px">sudo chown -R fred:fred /Users/fred</pre>
As always, you must enter your admin password when asked, then again press <RETURN>. This takes care of anything within the HOME folder for the account. For anything outside of that HOME folder, modify the path to the files appropriately. If you need further instructions for this part, just ask.
Scott

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    So now boot the system up normally, if you still have the one second screen, then attempt to plug in USB devices, insert a CD/DVD, and if you have one handy, use a USB to VGA adapter.  If any of these things do not initalize/work properly with the typical windows sound when you plug them in, the likely cause is your motherboard, related to power issues.  
    If your board is not able to route enough power through it past the graphical chip, into the inverter, and the LCD, power USB devices, etc., this is a tell tale sign that your machine has issues supplying enough power to all these things.  This is why you will see the one second screen everytime you turn the screen on or wake it out of standby, because there isn't enough or consistent power to keep the system running normally.  
    Because it is fairly cost prohibitive and time consuming to replace the board, you can pretty much write off the system.
    Now if your USB devices and Optical drive work fine and everything initializes, you may be able to get away with replacing the inverter.  These parts do go bad, and the inverter, which sits on top of the optical drive in the system is naturally exposed to heat from the DVD drive and is a really bad design flaw.  Replacing this may solve your problem.
    If it is replaced and you still have the same issue, likely your problem is with the LCD screen itself, and again... not really worth it to replace it.
    If it is your board and power issues, if you are hell bent on repairing this, and you are familiar with how to reflow a board, or know a professional that can attempt it, you certainly can give it a whirl.  DO NOT attempt the unprofessional ways to reflow a board as you see on some videos.  Whereas these methods can work, you need to have an intricate knowledge of electronics and temperature effects on circutry to even warrant attempting them.  
    Some people say a hair dryer will work, but the problem is then you dont know exactly how much heat you are at temperature wise, and a hair dryer will auto cool and heat it's coils as it sees fit to maintain it's own stability, where as a genuine heat gun will not.  Again, if you don't have experienced knowlege in reflowing boards, I wouldn't recommend doing it.  
    By reflow, I am referring to reflowing the solder in the board.  Unless a visible malfunctioned blown or bulged capacitor is present, reflowing the solder to it's original paths is done by the way of keeping the board level, and gradually and evenly heating the board up to a temperature to where solder melts.  Solder will naturally go back into it's original form at a certain temperature and reseal any cracks or breaks in the solder, thereby repairing the flow of electricity for that certain component.  This is also assuming the component that has the solder is not damaged as well.
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    Hi,
    Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
    I’m sorry to hear that you have display issues in your brand new Lenovo X1 carbon.
    From the snapshots, it seems like a cable/LCD issue. Is the display working fine when you connect it to an external monitor?
    Since it’s a brand new machine, I strongly recommend you to contact our technical support for assistance.
    Click here to open a link where you can select the country and get the exact contact support number. I’m sure they will be a great help.
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