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* [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
@ 2009-08-31 20:59 Valmor de Almeida
  2009-08-31 21:40 ` Alan McKinnon
  2009-08-31 22:40 ` Paul Hartman
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Valmor de Almeida @ 2009-08-31 20:59 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user


Hello,

When I mount a SD memory card on my laptop, the format is NTFS and I am
not able to write. Is there a way to write to it and still be compatible
with Windows OS?

Similarly when using a USB memory stick, the format is VFAT and I am
also not able write. Is it possible to write and still preserver
compatibility with Windows OS?

Thanks,

--
Valmor



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* Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
  2009-08-31 20:59 [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick Valmor de Almeida
@ 2009-08-31 21:40 ` Alan McKinnon
  2009-08-31 23:47   ` Stroller
  2009-08-31 22:40 ` Paul Hartman
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Alan McKinnon @ 2009-08-31 21:40 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On Monday 31 August 2009 22:59:46 Valmor de Almeida wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When I mount a SD memory card on my laptop, the format is NTFS and I am
> not able to write. Is there a way to write to it and still be compatible
> with Windows OS?

use ntfs-ng which has write support and do not mount it o=ro

> Similarly when using a USB memory stick, the format is VFAT and I am
> also not able write. Is it possible to write and still preserver
> compatibility with Windows OS?

use vfat and do not mount it o=ro

Google is your friend. If reckon you'll find about a million hits with a half 
decent search string


-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com



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* Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
  2009-08-31 20:59 [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick Valmor de Almeida
  2009-08-31 21:40 ` Alan McKinnon
@ 2009-08-31 22:40 ` Paul Hartman
  2009-08-31 22:59   ` Keith Dart
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Paul Hartman @ 2009-08-31 22:40 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Valmor de Almeida<val.gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> When I mount a SD memory card on my laptop, the format is NTFS and I am
> not able to write. Is there a way to write to it and still be compatible
> with Windows OS?

Yes, you can emerge sys-fs/ntfs3g and mount using the "ntfs-3g"
command for fast read/write NTFS operations. JFGI or RTFM for more
details. :)

> Similarly when using a USB memory stick, the format is VFAT and I am
> also not able write. Is it possible to write and still preserver
> compatibility with Windows OS?

Sure, it works fine for me using vfat. Be sure it's not mounted
read-only, and be sure the write-protect switch on the device is not
enabled. You may want to mount with the check=relaxed option to make
file accesses case-insensitive (since FAT is not case sensitive
itself).

Also, in both cases, be sure the drive was properly unmounted in
Windows (click "Safely Remove Hardware" before unplugging). If the
disk is dirty (requires chkdsk), linux may see it as read-only in
those cases to avoid doing any further damage.

Good luck :)



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* Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
  2009-08-31 22:40 ` Paul Hartman
@ 2009-08-31 22:59   ` Keith Dart
  2009-09-01 15:31     ` Valmor de Almeida
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Keith Dart @ 2009-08-31 22:59 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

=== On Mon, 08/31, Paul Hartman wrote: ===
> Sure, it works fine for me using vfat. Be sure it's not mounted
> read-only, and be sure the write-protect switch on the device is not
> enabled. You may want to mount with the check=relaxed option to make
> file accesses case-insensitive (since FAT is not case sensitive
> itself).

===

Also use the user= option so the files and directories on it are "owned"
by the you, the non-root user. 


-- Keith Dart

-- 
-- --------------------
Keith Dart
<keith@dartworks.biz>
=======================



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* Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
  2009-08-31 21:40 ` Alan McKinnon
@ 2009-08-31 23:47   ` Stroller
  2009-09-01  2:58     ` Paul Hartman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Stroller @ 2009-08-31 23:47 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user


On 31 Aug 2009, at 22:40, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> ...
>> When I mount a SD memory card on my laptop, the format is NTFS and  
>> I am
>> not able to write. Is there a way to write to it and still be  
>> compatible
>> with Windows OS?
>
> use ntfs-ng which has write support and do not mount it o=ro

What he said.

>> Similarly when using a USB memory stick, the format is VFAT and I am
>> also not able write. Is it possible to write and still preserver
>> compatibility with Windows OS?

Reformat the USB memory stick NTFS.

Stroller.




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* Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
  2009-08-31 23:47   ` Stroller
@ 2009-09-01  2:58     ` Paul Hartman
  2009-09-01  2:58       ` Paul Hartman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Paul Hartman @ 2009-09-01  2:58 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Stroller<stroller@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
> Reformat the USB memory stick NTFS.

I format mine as ext3 and use ext3 drivers on Windows :)

One not about reformatting anything other than FAT: if he wants to use
non-PC devices, they are almost always FAT-only (example, a car radio,
TV, Xbox 360, etc)



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* Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
  2009-09-01  2:58     ` Paul Hartman
@ 2009-09-01  2:58       ` Paul Hartman
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Paul Hartman @ 2009-09-01  2:58 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Paul
Hartman<paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Stroller<stroller@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
>> Reformat the USB memory stick NTFS.
>
> I format mine as ext3 and use ext3 drivers on Windows :)

Oops, I meant to say ext2



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* Re: [gentoo-user] using SanDisk Ultra SDHC or USB memory stick
  2009-08-31 22:59   ` Keith Dart
@ 2009-09-01 15:31     ` Valmor de Almeida
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Valmor de Almeida @ 2009-09-01 15:31 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Keith Dart wrote:
> === On Mon, 08/31, Paul Hartman wrote: ===
>> Sure, it works fine for me using vfat. Be sure it's not mounted
>> read-only, and be sure the write-protect switch on the device is not
>> enabled. You may want to mount with the check=relaxed option to make
>> file accesses case-insensitive (since FAT is not case sensitive
>> itself).
> 
> ===
> 
> Also use the user= option so the files and directories on it are "owned"
> by the you, the non-root user. 
> 
> 
> -- Keith Dart
> 
Thanks for all responses. The user option solved the problem.

--
Valmor



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