can't write to usb drive

[dwpbike]

i do 10.4. as recently as two weeks ago, i could use my mp3 player as a usb drive. now the player is still auto mounted, but i can't copy/paste to it or cut files from it. i do see it in rhythmbox, but when i right click and choose "eject", the drive unmounts and the mount process starts over. when i check permissions, i see that i am "read only".

[inobe]

when you remove the device and restart is it still mounted ?

also have you messed with any config files ?

[dwpbike]

thanks for the quick comeback. just did a copy/paste on one machine and a cut/paste on other. and it worked. not aware i changed anything. haven't used rhythmbox on this logon.

[alexan]

Take a look in the
/media
/mnt
folders


they should be empty while nothing (usbflash/cd) is plugged in.

[悪魔の神]

Also check the settings on System > Administration > Disk Utility. But be careful not to change anything you don't know because you may end up with a formatted drive!