On 15.05.12 16:48, Kent A. Reed wrote: > On 5/15/2012 4:12 PM, dave wrote: > > dave@dsk:~$ cd /media > > dave@dsk:/media$ chmod 0777 -v -R -f Lexar > > mode of `Lexar' changed to 0777 (rwxrwxrwx) > > dave@dsk:/media$ fdisk /media/Lexar > > last_lba(): I don't know how to handle files with mode 40700 > > You will not be able to write the partition table. > > > > cfdisk simply reports "no write perms". > > Haven't run into this but then I've never had to chmod a USB stick. If > push comes to shove I suppose you could use a Windows system to reformat > the drive and then start again in Ubuntu, but that seems excessive.
Oooh, it shouldn't ever be necessary for push to shove that far. :-) (But then I've never had an M$ box, either.) Kent, what is the fs_type on your USB stick? Stuffing the nearest Lexar stick into a USB socket, I tried the "problem" command: $ cp -p /tmp/fetchmail_log /media/backup_4/ $ ll !$fetchmail_log -rw-r--r-- 1 erik erik 7797 2012-05-16 18:40 /media/backup_4/fetchmail_log $ chmod 0777 /media/backup_4/fetchmail_log # <-- HERE --< $ ll /media/backup_4/fetchmail_log -rwxrwxrwx 1 erik erik 7797 2012-05-16 18:40 /media/backup_4/fetchmail_log* Smoooooth as silk. Maybe your Lexar is stubborn. What happens if you give it another go? The first thing I do with any flash stick which comes my way is format it as ext3, on linux¹: # mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdd1 then label it: # e2label /dev/sdd1 backup_1 # 16 characters max. then mount it, and: # chown -R erik.erik /media/backup_1 That has done a bunch of various brands, including two 8GB Lexars, which are my front line devices now. They've never missed a beat. If we gang up on yours, it'll probably give in. Erik ¹ Either "fdisk -l" or "mount" identifies the device. If the latter, then unmount the drive before formatting. (I figure you know that, so just for the record. :-) -- Sometimes you have to outsmart this stuff, it works for Murphy you know. - Gene Heskett, on emc-users ML, on PE swelling when tapping a thread. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
