Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
On Monday 31 August 2009 22:59:46 Valmor de Almeida 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? use ntfs-ng which has write support and do not mount it o=ro > 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? use vfat and do not mount it o=ro Google is your friend. If reckon you'll find about a million hits with a half decent search string -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Valmor de Almeida 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 :)
Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
=== On Mon, 08/31, Paul Hartman wrote: === > 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 use the user= option so the files and directories on it are "owned" by the you, the non-root user. -- Keith Dart -- -- Keith Dart ===
Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
On 31 Aug 2009, at 22:40, Alan McKinnon wrote: ... 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? use ntfs-ng which has write support and do not mount it o=ro What he said. 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? Reformat the USB memory stick NTFS. Stroller.
Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Stroller wrote: > Reformat the USB memory stick NTFS. I format mine as ext3 and use ext3 drivers on Windows :) One not about reformatting anything other than FAT: if he wants to use non-PC devices, they are almost always FAT-only (example, a car radio, TV, Xbox 360, etc)
Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Stroller > wrote: >> Reformat the USB memory stick NTFS. > > I format mine as ext3 and use ext3 drivers on Windows :) Oops, I meant to say ext2
Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
Keith Dart wrote: > === On Mon, 08/31, Paul Hartman wrote: === >> 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 use the user= option so the files and directories on it are "owned" > by the you, the non-root user. > > > -- Keith Dart > Thanks for all responses. The user option solved the problem. -- Valmor
