joe wrote: > . > joe first wrote: >>> How can I download and save files to my hard disk >>> when my system is booted up using a Knoppix Live CD? >>> >>> I tried mounting the system's hard disk with this: >>> # mount -o rw /mnt/hda3 ... but then when I tried >>> to save to /mnt/hda3, I got a message saying that >>> I didn't have write permissions. >>> >>> What do I need to do to get this to work? > > Others wrote: >> Is the hard drive you're trying to write to formatted NTFS or FAT32? >> If it's formatted NTFS you won't be able to write to it. I have >> heard of people that were able to get write access to an NTFS >> partition under Linux. I've also read that these attempts aren't >> always stable and can result in a loss of data on the NTFS partition. >> >> Try this. Get one of those portable USB thumb drives. Knoppix will >> detect them and let you write to them. If you have one and the data >> you want to save is too big for it, create a FAT32 partition on your >> hard drive. If you don't want to do this, get one of those external >> hard drives that plugs into a USB port. Just make sure it has a >> FAT32 partition on it. > > All the partitions on the hard drive are ext3 > What is the full mount command you used? Try: # umount /mnt/hda3 # mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 If that doesn't work, try adding the "-o rw" option: # umount /mnt/hda3 # mount -t ext3 -o rw /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- 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