Note: I'm taking the liberty to reorder (and trim somewhat) the 3 parts of this thread so far, to make it easier to follow.
(See my remarks at the end, and if you can, it's useful to reply at the end. If that's a problem or confusing, don't worry about it.) James M. Lane wrote: > From: "MacNean Tyrrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> So you can see the files? And could you write/delete from it before you >> used it in windows? Did you try using SU to write/delete? (i had an issue >> like this before and i can't remember if SU worked, of it installing >> ntfs-3g >> worked) >> >> On 7/2/07, James M. Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I used my cruzer mini in a windows unit at a coffee house and since then, >>> cannot write to it nor delete files from it. All the data is >>> elsewhere, so >>> wiping the mini is not a problem from that side. The drive properties >>> still >>> show me as the owner. >>> >>> Does anyone have a solution so I can get the use of the device back? > Let's see, this is KPLUG-NEWBIE, so > > Yes I could write, delete files prior to using it with windows, > otherwise, I would have returned it as a defective unit. > > SU ??? > > NTFS-3g ??? > > I really, really AM a newbie. Ah, I think I see. MacNean Tyrrell was suggesting you might have a problem similar to one he had, which seems to have been caused by the filesystem being NTFS -- support for which is not yet installed (by default) on Linux distributions. But it is available; there is a package (called ntfs-3g) that can be installed if this is in fact your problem. Just for the record, what exactly happens when you plug in your USB storage device (when running Linux)? Is there a light in the device that goes on? Does a file browser pop up on the desktop? Do you get any error messages? It would also be useful to tell which Linux distribution you have. Ubuntu, perhaps? (or what else?) And, which version, if you know. And also, what is the size of your USB stick? I wager it's more than 2GB. If not, the problem might still be NTFS -- or it might be some hardware problem. So please post the answers to the above questions, and it will be easier to know what to do next. ..but, by the way.. To diagnose and proceed further you will often find that people here will say something like well, open a terminal and ... and at the command prompt (or command line) type ... or become root and then ... That's because most of us "oldies" <heh> know how to do things (with a good amount of precision as well as efficiency) from the command line. Often things that might take 10 minutes and several paragraphs to explain via graphical user interface (GUI) operations reduce to a much simpler recipe as a list of command line instructions. There's also the fact that command line tools change infrequently; GUI tools seem to change every release. I hope I haven't insulted you by belaboring this point, but you did claim newbie status, so ... :-) Anyway, after you answer the questions above. It will probably come to a need for running some command(s). So if you don't know how to open a terminal, see if you can find something similar to "Terminal" on a) a context menu raised by right-clicking on the desktop b) an entry on the Applications > Accessories part of your panel menu c) somewhere else on the panel menu Again, pardon me if this is too much detail. Just cut it out when making your reply! If you can't open a terminal, we can get more specific after knowing your Linux distribution. And please don't hesitate to ask for clarification whenever you don't understand some terminology or follow what someone is saying. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
