How to write files onto FAT32 partition?

[margaritaville]

Knoppix has been installed on HD.
I am wondering how I can save files on the FAT32 partition.
Thank you.

[wellsj]

Try enabling write access by write-clicking on the drive.

[nebs]

I have the same problem. I have an external usb drive formated for fat32. I can write to it if I'm root but I only have read access as the "knoppix" user. I modified my fstab file with this:

/dev/sda2 /mnt/sda2 vfat defaults,users,noauto,umask=000 0 0

then I do:

sudo rebuildfstab -r
mkdesktophdicons

And the /mnt/sda2 icon appears on the desktop but it only gives read access to the knoppix user.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[nebs]

...btw just as a follow up to the last msg, when I right click on the drive icon and go
Properties ->Meta info it tells me that the driev is writable...

[fingers99]

Take a look at /etc/group

you want your user to be part of usb: and, probably disk: too.

You can use Kuser to do this or edit /etc/group directly (as root).

[margaritaville]

Try enabling write access by write-clicking on the drive.

yes, I tried. but it seems that i have to login as root. no idea.

[turbinater]

Try adding this somewhere before the "0 0" in /etc/fstab:

uid=knoppix,gid=knoppix

[margaritaville]

Try adding this somewhere before the "0 0" in /etc/fstab:

uid=knoppix,gid=knoppix

Thank you for your advice firstly, and I tried, but nothing changed.

[turbinater]

Try adding this somewhere before the "0 0" in /etc/fstab:

uid=knoppix,gid=knoppix

Thank you for your advice firstly, and I tried, but nothing changed.

Are you sure you typed it on the right line? It works flawlessly on my computer.

In order for the icon to be updated, you have to reselect the drive it mounts; you may wan't to check that as well. Also, try mounting it in a console and see if you then get write access.

[margaritaville]

Try adding this somewhere before the "0 0" in /etc/fstab:

uid=knoppix,gid=knoppix

Thank you for your advice firstly, and I tried, but nothing changed.

Are you sure you typed it on the right line? It works flawlessly on my computer.

In order for the icon to be updated, you have to reselect the drive it mounts; you may wan't to check that as well. Also, try mounting it in a console and see if you then get write access.

Here is my fstab file(it doesnt show any warning when starts):

# /etc/fstab: filesystem table.
#
# filesystem mountpoint type options dump pass
/dev/hda5 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1


#Added by user, for being able to write things onto fat32 partition, Jan 28, 2004
uid=knoppix,gid=knoppix 0 0


proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0 /floppy vfat defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022 0 0
/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
/dev/dvd /dvd iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
/dev/cdaudio /cdaudio iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ntfs noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=000,uid=knoppix,gid=kno ppix 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda6 none swap defaults 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda7 /mnt/hda7 vfat noauto,users,exec,umask=000,uid=knoppix,gid=knoppi x 0