On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Valmor de Almeida<val.gen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > When I mount a SD memory card on my laptop, the format is NTFS and I am > not able to write. Is there a way to write to it and still be compatible > with Windows OS?
Yes, you can emerge sys-fs/ntfs3g and mount using the "ntfs-3g" command for fast read/write NTFS operations. JFGI or RTFM for more details. :) > Similarly when using a USB memory stick, the format is VFAT and I am > also not able write. Is it possible to write and still preserver > compatibility with Windows OS? Sure, it works fine for me using vfat. Be sure it's not mounted read-only, and be sure the write-protect switch on the device is not enabled. You may want to mount with the check=relaxed option to make file accesses case-insensitive (since FAT is not case sensitive itself). Also, in both cases, be sure the drive was properly unmounted in Windows (click "Safely Remove Hardware" before unplugging). If the disk is dirty (requires chkdsk), linux may see it as read-only in those cases to avoid doing any further damage. Good luck :)