i tried all your suggestions, but those files are still hanging there. I think formatting the drive is the only way out.
On 5 Apr, 18:04, Rajath S <sraj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Usually, turning on "Hold" in an mp3 player makes it read-only... > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Chandan GN <chandan.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > then may be that mp3 player is mounted as read-only disk > > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:37 AM, _raghava_ <raghavan.vi...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> Transcend TSonic 850 or something? Ensure that the device is set to > >> work in USB mode and NOT in MTP mode. Then as root, one can remove > >> every other folder. > > >> On Apr 5, 1:26 am, Omshivaprakash H L <omshivaprak...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Once you insert the device, look into dmesg output see any errors etc > >> > related to the drive. > > >> > Also run > > >> > sudo /sbin/fsck.vfat <device name> > > >> > This should solve disk related issue if there is any. > > >> > If you don't get to work with the drive even after that, don't mind > >> > getting it formatted once. > > >> > On 4/5/09, Suresh Rajashekara <suresh....@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > Whats the name of the file? Does it start with a - or -- ? > > >> > > Suresh > > >> > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 11:51 PM, mysorekapi <put...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > >> no..rm -f even as a root doesn't work:( > > >> > >> On 3 Apr, 14:17, Vikram Desai <vikern...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > did you use the force option with rm ? > > >> > >> > rm -f > > >> > >> > regards, > > >> > >> > vikram > > >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 12:59 PM, mysorekapi <put...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > > >> > >> > > a correction..its not an iPod. its an mp3 player manufactured by > >> > >> > > Transcend. > > >> > >> > > On 3 Apr, 12:27, mysorekapi <put...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> i tried as a super user too, but again in vain.. > > >> > >> > >> On 1 Apr, 22:46, Shashishekhar S <mankuthi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > Switch to superuser mode and try deleting. > > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:15 PM, mysorekapi <put...@gmail.com > > >> > >> wrote: > > >> > >> > >> > > I am trying to delete a few music files, and some viruses > >> (picked > >> > >> from > >> > >> > >> > > Windows) from iPod. But the files (including viruses) are > >> read > >> > >> only, > >> > >> > >> > > and I can't delete any of them. How to change the > >> permissions, so > >> > >> that > >> > >> > >> > > I can free the iPod from Windows' 'assured gifts'? > > >> > >> > >> > -- > >> > >> > >> > - Shashishekhar S > > >> > > -- > >> > > When you blame others, you give up your power to change. > > >> > -- > >> > -- > >> > "A well-directed imagination is the source of great deeds" > >> > -- > >> > With Best Regards, > >> > Omshivaprakash.H.L | ಓಂ ಶಿವಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಎಚ್. ಎಲ್ | ॐ शिवप्रकाश् एच्. एल् > > >> > Website :http://www.techfiz.info > >> > Blog :http://platonic.techfiz.info > >> > Phone: 91- 9902026518 > >> > AIM : fizworks > >> > ICQ : 265216744 > >> > IRC : #techfiz server: irc.freenode.net channel: #linux-india > >> > #ubuntu-in #gnu-india #kannada > > > -- > > Chandan GN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to mylug@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mylug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylug?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
