linuxgeek: RE: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] USBs Read only

Joan, thanks for your reply. I believe you know that I've been struggling with Linux for quite some time.

"SU mode to your file manager", when you refer to SU mode I'm guessing you mean access to the root. If so, at this time I don't have root access. Don't know how to get it, not sure I even want to at his time because of my lack of understanding of the language of Linux.

"probably a permissions problem", yes, it is definitely a permission problem. I am unable to change the permissions from read only to read/write.

"Check into their Forum", I have not done so yet in this regard, but, have posted two other inquiries in a mint community forum that have not gotten any responses. I have searched on Google and found that others have the same permissions issue but I did not find a simple solution.

I will try booting to the Mint DVD then accessing a USB drive but would much rather be able to do so from the installed OS.

My primary reason for wanting to be able to write to a USB device is to be able to transfers any needed/wanted files to an XP machine that will go offline when XP reaches end-of-life in April.

---In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, <linux_newbies@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Is there a SU mode to your file manager? It's probably a permissions problem, or you may have found a bug in Mint. Check into their Forum. I can always boot up a Puppy Linux Live CD and mount the drives, copy files to where I want and unmount when I'm done.

Joan in Reno

From: "waltmatheus@..." <waltmatheus@...>
To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 1:20 AM
Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] USBs Read only

New to Linux - Mint 15 Cinnamon

I cannot change any USB flash drives or an external HDD from read only to read-write.