I don't think that's the right umask. The filesystem appears to be mounted rw all right. The problem appears to be that Contacts and Notes aren't readable or writable. Compare security bits with Calendars. Why they're set that way (by the Ipod, I presume) I don't know. If you "chmod u+r Contacts Notes", that should turn the read bit for user on. "chmod u+rw Contacts Notes", that should make them read-write. I'd do so with caution. I don't know anything about Ipods, but I'd look into its setup, and try and figure out why Calendars is rw, while Contacts and Notes are not readable nor writable. User and group 99 are defined by ipod, but are undefined on your linux box, which is why they're listed simply as 99, as the system doesn't have a name or group corresponding to that number. I don't think that's a problem though, as the security bits for those directories are all on. Mark Phillips wrote: > I tried > softball:~# mount -t hfsplus -o defaults,user,umask=0222 /dev/sda3 > /media/ipod0 > > and got the same results... > > softball:~# ls -al /media/ipod0 > total 1029 > drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10 May 5 10:13 . > drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 6 07:53 .. > d-wx-wx-wt 1 99 99 3 Apr 7 2004 .Trashes > ---------- 1 root root 8388608 Jan 15 2004 .journal > ---------- 1 root root 4096 Jan 15 2004 .journal_info_block > drwxr--r-- 1 emily emily 2 Dec 28 1962 Calendars > d--x--x--x 1 emily emily 4 Jan 23 1963 Contacts > d--x--x--x 1 emily emily 3 Jan 23 1963 Notes > drwxrwxrwx 1 99 99 5 May 5 13:30 iPod_Control > softball:~# > Did I add the umask parameter correctly? > > Mark > > Anthony Boynes wrote: > >> You might try adding the umask option. >> >> umask=0222 >> >> Anthony >> >> On 5/6/05, Mark Phillips wrote: >> >> >>> I am trying to figure out the correct parameters to mount my iPod. >>> >>> I am running kernel 2.6.7-1-386 with Debian sarge. The iPod is accessed >>> as a scsi device, and I am using gtkpod to access the device. However, I >>> am having a problem just running mount to access the iPod's drive >>> correctly. >>> >>> No matter what combination of parameters I try, the file permissions for >>> the mounted files end up as user and group 99, which I think are root, >>> and I cannot get rw permissions for the files. >>> >>> For example, >>> >>> mount -t hfsplus -o rw,defaults,user /dev/sda3 /media/ipod0 >>> >>> results in >>> #mount >>> /dev/sda3 on /media/ipod0 type hfsplus (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) >>> >>> and >>> >>> #ls -al /media/ipod0 >>> total 1029 >>> drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10 May 5 10:13 . >>> drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 6 07:53 .. >>> d-wx-wx-wt 1 99 99 3 Apr 7 2004 .Trashes >>> ---------- 1 root root 8388608 Jan 15 2004 .journal >>> ---------- 1 root root 4096 Jan 15 2004 .journal_info_block >>> drwxr--r-- 1 emily emily 2 Dec 28 1962 Calendars >>> d--x--x--x 1 emily emily 4 Jan 23 1963 Contacts >>> d--x--x--x 1 emily emily 3 Jan 23 1963 Notes >>> drwxrwxrwx 1 99 99 5 May 5 13:30 iPod_Control >>> >>> I cannot read or write any of the files in Calendars, Contacts or Notes >>> (no rw) and I cannot add music to iPod_Control (because of the >>> user/group 99). >>> >>> I read the man page for mount and it says "defaults" should set these >>> options - rw, suid, dev, exec, auto, nouser, and async, and user should >>> trump the nouser option for defaults. I want the owner and group to be >>> "user" (emily, in this case) and to have "rw" permissions on all the >>> files. >>> >>> Can someone help me unravel the mysteries of mount? My daughter is >>> really pestering me to get her new iPod to work...She is even >>> threatening to re-install Windows on her machine to run iTunes!! >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- -Eric 'shubes' "There is no such thing as the People; it is a collectivist myth. There are only individual citizens with individual wills and individual purposes." -William E. Simon (1927-2000), Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977) "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss