Writing to USB key

[Thomas Beckett]

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 05:51:51 -0500, nocturn <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org> wrote:
> 
> Thomas Beckett Wrote:
> > >
> > >What is the file system on the usb key?
> > >
> > I didnt actually check but it will be fat16 or fat 32
> > [color=blue]
> >
> 
> You're sure it is not NTFS?

No not entirely - its my girlfriends key. If it was ntfs then it would
mount as read only so I wouldnt be able to do any of this

> 
> What is the type of the key?  I also have a Sony Microvault USB 2.0
> 256MB key at work and it works fine in Linux.
> 
> Some Sony keys feature some kind of copy control stuff, maybe that is
> the case for yours.

That sounds familliar  - Im pretty sure its a microvault. hmmm Ill try
reformatting it when she gets in just to make sure - I doubt she has
formatted it at all since she got it so will be whatever is default.
but as I said, ntfs wouldnt let me write at all would it.


Tom