[Wylug-help] USB Memory Stick Mounts Read Only
Mike Goodman
mike.goodman at zen.co.uk
Mon Oct 13 11:20:25 UTC 2008
Digby Sewell wrote:
> HI All.
> I have a USB memory stick. I stick it in the USB socket, The KDE "Mounted
> Removabe Media" window pops up, and I can read it.
> Until recently I could also write to it but now it only mounts "read only". I
> can write to an MP3 player but not the memory stick.
> Can anyone explin what is happening or where to look to find out?
> Thanks - Digby.
There should be a tiny little sliding button on the side of the stick.
It has moved from the position which fixes read-write to the other
position, read only. Slide it back to where it was.
This has happened to me and I was totally flummoxed until James Holden
reminded me the button was there.
HTH. Mike
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