[opensuse] flash drive access
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I am using openSUSE 12.1 with all updates. I have been having one small problem that I do not know if it is a bug or a configuration problem. When I insert a USB flash drive and access the files with Dolphin I cannot copy new files to the flash drive. I can access the files already on the drive without problems. If I eject the USB flash drive and then reinsert it, again opening it with Dolphin, I am then able to copy files to the flash drive. This happens no matter what USB port or flash drive that I use. This also happens if I use Midnight Commander instead of Dolphin. Can anyone help me fix this annoyance? Thanks, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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On 04/09/12 23:08, Dave Smith wrote:
I am using openSUSE 12.1 with all updates. I have been having one small problem that I do not know if it is a bug or a configuration problem. When I insert a USB flash drive and access the files with Dolphin I cannot copy new files to the flash drive. I can access the files already on the drive without problems. If I eject the USB flash drive and then reinsert it, again opening it with Dolphin, I am then able to copy files to the flash drive. This happens no matter what USB port or flash drive that I use. This also happens if I use Midnight Commander instead of Dolphin. Can anyone help me fix this annoyance?
Thanks,
Dave
In mc check out the chmod and the chown of the USB. Most likely you will need to issue (as root): chown -R <yournameasuser>.group /dev/sdX chmod -R u=rwx,g=rw,o= /dev/sdX where X is the USB. BC -- Using openSUSE 12.2 x86_64 KDE 4.9.0 & kernel 3.5.3-1 on a system with- AMD FX 8-core 3.6/4.2GHz processor 16GB PC14900/1866MHz Quad Channel Corsair "Vengeance" RAM Gigabyte AMD3+ m/board; Gigabyte nVidia GTX550Ti 1GB DDR5 GPU -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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On 09/04/2012 03:45 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
In mc check out the chmod and the chown of the USB. Most likely you will need to issue (as root):
chown -R <yournameasuser>.group /dev/sdX
chmod -R u=rwx,g=rw,o= /dev/sdX
where X is the USB.
The OP didn't even say that the file system can handle uid/gid like chmod/chgrp, i.e. if it's a Linux file system like ext4. If it's FAT (or one of it's variants), then this won't be a solution. First of all, try to find the reason for the failure. What file system type is it? NTFS, EXT3, EXT4, XFS, Reiserfs, ...? Is the file system mounted read-only at that time? What are the mount options (see /proc/self/mounts)? Have a nice day, Berny -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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On 05/09/12 00:38, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
In mc check out the chmod and the chown of the USB. Most likely you will need to issue (as root):
chown -R <yournameasuser>.group /dev/sdX
chmod -R u=rwx,g=rw,o= /dev/sdX
where X is the USB. The OP didn't even say that the file system can handle uid/gid
On 09/04/2012 03:45 PM, Basil Chupin wrote: like chmod/chgrp, i.e. if it's a Linux file system like ext4. If it's FAT (or one of it's variants), then this won't be a solution.
First of all, try to find the reason for the failure. What file system type is it? NTFS, EXT3, EXT4, XFS, Reiserfs, ...? Is the file system mounted read-only at that time? What are the mount options (see /proc/self/mounts)?
Have a nice day, Berny
Already done via private mail :-) . BC -- Using openSUSE 12.2 x86_64 KDE 4.9.0 & kernel 3.5.3-1 on a system with- AMD FX 8-core 3.6/4.2GHz processor 16GB PC14900/1866MHz Quad Channel Corsair "Vengeance" RAM Gigabyte AMD3+ m/board; Gigabyte nVidia GTX550Ti 1GB DDR5 GPU -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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It happens on any port with any flash drive that I insert. I do not
change the filesystem on flash drives that way I can use them wherever
so they are all some variant of vfat (depending on size). I always
unmount my filesystems so that is not an issue as well. The flash
drives mount the first time I insert them, it just mounts them read
only. When I unmount mount the flash drive and then remount it, it is
mounted read write. I am using the KDE interface which pops up on the
panel to mount and unmount the drives. I just want to get KDE to stop
mounting my flash drives read only the first time I insert the flash
drive.
On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Basil Chupin
On 05/09/12 00:38, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
On 09/04/2012 03:45 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
In mc check out the chmod and the chown of the USB. Most likely you will need to issue (as root):
chown -R <yournameasuser>.group /dev/sdX
chmod -R u=rwx,g=rw,o= /dev/sdX
where X is the USB.
The OP didn't even say that the file system can handle uid/gid like chmod/chgrp, i.e. if it's a Linux file system like ext4. If it's FAT (or one of it's variants), then this won't be a solution.
First of all, try to find the reason for the failure. What file system type is it? NTFS, EXT3, EXT4, XFS, Reiserfs, ...? Is the file system mounted read-only at that time? What are the mount options (see /proc/self/mounts)?
Have a nice day, Berny
Already done via private mail :-) .
BC
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On 04/09/12 23:08, Dave Smith wrote:
I am using openSUSE 12.1 with all updates. I have been having one small problem that I do not know if it is a bug or a configuration problem. When I insert a USB flash drive and access the files with Dolphin I cannot copy new files to the flash drive. I can access the files already on the drive without problems. If I eject the USB flash drive and then reinsert it, again opening it with Dolphin, I am then able to copy files to the flash drive. This happens no matter what USB port or flash drive that I use. This also happens if I use Midnight Commander instead of Dolphin. Can anyone help me fix this annoyance?
Thanks,
Dave
Oh, I forgot to add: how do you have the Removal Devices configured in System Settings? Check these settings. (And as you would know, when you plug in the usb you need to open it first with Dolphin before you can access it with mc.) BC -- Using openSUSE 12.2 x86_64 KDE 4.9.0 & kernel 3.5.3-1 on a system with- AMD FX 8-core 3.6/4.2GHz processor 16GB PC14900/1866MHz Quad Channel Corsair "Vengeance" RAM Gigabyte AMD3+ m/board; Gigabyte nVidia GTX550Ti 1GB DDR5 GPU -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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Basil Chupin
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Bernhard Voelker
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Dave Smith