Yes, I wondered about that. I've scrutinized both cards several times and
I can find no physical switches or toggles of any kind (though curiously
both bearthe word lock OR locked). I found an imagine online of a card
like mine (same brand size and appearance) with such a switch, but that
switch is absent on my card. I figured that locking may also be able to
be set by software.
Nick
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, Alexey Toptygin wrote:
So, how can I fix this so I can write to my flashcard again? What does it
mean about the card being "write-protected" (clearly something other than
file permissions or mount settings)? What baffles me most is that this
behavior spontaneously changed. I'd like to know why, but right now I'd
just settle for fixing the issue.
Many flash devices have a little switch on them that write-protects them.
Make sure you haven't accidentally moved this switch, if your card has one.
Alexey
