On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:11:52 -0800 "Weaver" <wea...@riseup.net> wrote:
> > > Hi All > > How do you change the drive permissions of a USB plugin flash > > It was written with winxp, I feel nauseous every time I type that, > > and is read only > > Thanks > > I've found that MS put a funny little file on the drive when it's > formatted to NTFS which makes it inaccessible through Unix variants. > When I format the same drive to NTFS through Debian, I don't have that > problem. > > Is this what's happening? > regards, > > Weaver. > Hi Yes that looks like it, thanks , I'll save the contents to a file and reformat it, then copy them back. Another reason to hate MS -- -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: rich...@g8jvm.com or richard.b...@blueyonder.co.uk nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Fedora FC16 x86_64 on a Dell Insiron N5030 laptop Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs mins ) QRV HF + VHF Microwave 23 cms:140W,13 cms:100W,6 cms:10W & 3 cms:5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120218124735.495f9...@lap.g8jvm.com
