in regards to the rm command..... I did chmod the files to 777 and it
returned through but I just tried again and:

  $ sudo chmod 777 *
  [sudo] password for bmike1:
  chmod: changing permissions of `install-upon-restore-Laptop.txt':
Read-only file system
  chmod: changing permissions of `install-upon-restore-PC.txt': Read-only
file system
  chmod: changing permissions of `Mark Work History.rtf': Read-only file
system
  chmod: changing permissions of `msgr11us.exe': Read-only file system
  chmod: changing permissions of `Resume-Resume.odt': Read-only file system
  chmod: changing permissions of `The New Kind.zip': Read-only file system
  chmod: changing permissions of `Yearly Template.ods': Read-only file
system

So that is my problem with the flash drive.
:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

> How is it done? I tried to merely delete everything off of the drive but
> couldn't:
>
>   $: sudo rm -rf *
>   rm: cannot remove `install-upon-restore-Laptop.txt': Read-only file
> system
>   rm: cannot remove `install-upon-restore-PC.txt': Read-only file system
>   rm: cannot remove `Mark Work History.rtf': Read-only file system
>   rm: cannot remove `msgr11us.exe': Read-only file system
>   rm: cannot remove `Resume-Resume.odt': Read-only file system
>   rm: cannot remove `The New Kind.zip': Read-only file system
>   rm: cannot remove `Yearly Template.ods': Read-only file system
>
>  I want to do this so I can create the usb drive for xbmc.
>
> I found xbmcbuntu and it worked great from the disk but after I installed
> it not so much. The the x server wouldn't work. It took me to a (text) log
> in screen but it was flashing on an interval of about once a second. I did
> login and typed 'startx' and that stopped the flashing but:
>
>   ...
>   Module Loader present
>   Markers: (--) probed, (**) frrom config file, (==) default setting....
> (etc)
>   (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: <time>
>   (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>   (EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0)  (EE) No
> devices detected.
>
>   Fatal server error:
>   No screens found
>   Giving up.
>   <?>init: Connection reset by peer (errno 104): unable to connect to X
> server
>   <?>init: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
>
> <?>= what can't read or guess as to what is there
> Looking at this it seems it has something to do with module 'type1' not
> being present meaning it has to do with ubuntu?
> May I hazard to guess that 'type1' is a variable that hasn't been assigned?
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>