Execute disable bit on an mp3 player?

[Eric]

hrm....thats a point....need the execute bit set to start it
GUI-style, but maybe i dont need it set CLI-style

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
> Would the .jar files need to have the execute bit set?  I would think that
> as far as the operating system is concerned, they're just data files for the
> Java interpreter/compiler.  It's the Java executable program that needs the
> X bit, and it is probably stored on your computer's drive, not the USB
> drive.
>
> --Bob.
>
>
> On 11-02-12 02:13 AM, Darcy Casselman wrote:
>>
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> I don't think FAT32 filesystems support the execute bit.  So it
>> doesn't have any place to store it when you set it.  It just gets
>> discarded.
>>
>> If you're only using a USB key on Linux, you can reformat it as ext3.
>> Not an option for MP3 players or memory cards that need to be used in
>> other devices, however.
>>
>> Darcy.
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Eric<1ballistic1 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Anyone run into a case where for whatever reason they couldn't
>>> re-enable execution of a file on a mp3 player/usb stick/memory card?
>>>
>>> Trying to get JSymphonic onto an old Sony player so I can play with it
>>> from Ubuntu.  Downloaded the file(it's a .jar) to my home, changed the
>>> bit(chmod +x), tested that it works.  Tried copying it to a folder I
>>> created on the MP3 player, execute bit is unset. Trying to change the
>>> bit back doesn't work.  First time I can't get the change to stick
>>> like this.
>>>
>>> I'm almost positive this would work fine if I copied it in MS, but
>>> that doesn't fix the knowledge gap either.
>>>
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