I had checked the device and mount point for proper permissions. I could read the device but I could not write to it, even after su for root. Permissions were all set to 0777 or 0666 as needed but I was unable to write any data. I suspected the problem may be in the /etc/fstab file but I never got that resolved. We finally removed the hard disk, mounted in my PC, copied the files, reinstalled the hard disk back into the PC then format C: and reinstalled the OS. I would have been nice to get Knoppix to work but unfortuately my friend doesn't believe Linux is ready.
Thanks for the help. Bob Ackerman -----Original Message----- From: Michael Goggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Nov 15, 2004 11:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [fsck] Re: Knoppix Problem Right-clicking on the usb device icon [Hard Disk Partition (sda1)] and choosing Actions -> Change read/write mode worked for me. I had previously su'ed in a terminal and changed the root password. I don't think that was necessary but I include it just in case it was. --Mike Goggin Bob Ackerman wrote: > I did drop down to the shell prompt and type 'su' to get to root. I > checked permissions at that level and they were fine yet I was unable > to copy to the USB device, nor could create a directory. I did not try > to use a floppy because most of my files were at least 2MB in size and > would not fit. > > There must be some little command or option I am missing. > > Bob Ackerman > > > > Justin West wrote: > >> Ya, I think I got this issue resolved by just logging in as root >> (su), then writing to the drive was no problem for me. May not be >> good practice, but it worked. >> >> Benjamin Story wrote: >> >>> rootme ? >>> Bob Ackerman wrote: >>> >>>> I friend asked me to help recover some files from his crashed and >>>> non-startable Windows 98 system (and no, I haven't talked him into >>>> Linux, yet). I am using Knoppix 3.3 and I get the system started >>>> and here is my problem. I need to write to an USB attached device, >>>> either a flash drive or a USB HDD (I have both). Each device mounts >>>> properly (/mnt/sda1 and /mnt/sda2) and I can see all contents of >>>> each device. What I need to do is to be able to write to these >>>> drives. Now the permissions appear to be set properly and I checked >>>> the /etc/mtab file and the USB is referenced as follows (I suspect >>>> is default Knoppix): >>>> >>>> usb /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw,devmode 0666 0 0 >>>> >>>> Does anybody have some suggestions? This is the first time I used >>>> Knoppix to recover files from a crashed system and I am looking for >>>> some success here. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Bob Ackerman >>>> >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> with Subject: unsubscribe >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> with Subject: unsubscribe >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with Subject: unsubscribe >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with Subject: unsubscribe > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Michael E. Goggin Associate Professor of Physics Division of Science, Truman State University Kirksville, MO 63501 Phone:(660)785-4410 FAX:(660)785-7604 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Knowledge is good." -- Emil Faber ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------
