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I don't really understand your post (and i only skimmed the rest of the thread) but how are you mounting the hd? You might be doing it as read-only... Check your /etc/fstab



Explain the situation again.. Your running knoppix and it boots up from the cd and you're trying to mount the hd to use to store files instead of using RAM?



I've never used Knoppix, but assuming it's like any other linux system, it takes its mount info from /etc/fstab



If you're mounting a NTFS drive, you have to 1. make sure the ability is compiled (which it must be since you can read from it) 2. make sure you have the ability to WRITE to NTFS drives compiled in the kernel (it should be standard now, but a few years ago, it wasn't on by default) 3. make sure you are mounting it with rw permissions.

I don't really understand your post (and i only skimmed the rest of the thread) but how are you mounting the hd? You might be doing it as read-only... Check your /etc/fstab



Explain the situation again.. Your running knoppix and it boots up from the cd and you're trying to mount the hd to use to store files instead of using RAM?



I've never used Knoppix, but assuming it's like any other linux system, it takes its mount info from /etc/fstab



If you're mounting a NTFS drive, you have to 1. make sure the ability is compiled (which it must be since you can read from it) 2. make sure you have the ability to WRITE to NTFS drives compiled in the kernel (it should be standard now, but a few years ago, it wasn't on by default) 3. make sure you are mounting it with rw permissions.





Here's how I do it.



I let the computer boot from the Knoppix CD and allow the OS to load. When the OS is loaded I connect my USB hard drive to the port on my pc. Within a few seconds The harddrive will appear on the desktop and I am able to access and view anything on it.



When I try to actually write or delete information from the harddrive, it says that any file I attempt to delete may not be deleted.



So... What I try is right clicking on the hard drive and going to actions - enable read/write. It then displays an error message saying some other device may possible be using the hard drive so it can't enable the write mode. I also tryed Knoppix-configure-utilities-captive NTFS... Which is supposed to be able to make any NTFS hard drive writeable... It goes through its process then displays a message saying that I should be able to read/write to it... but I attempt to do that and it still won't allow me to save or delete information from it... displaying the same error message I get above.



Is there something that I am missing here, or is it just me?

oh, usb.... I've never mounted a usb drive.



Usually you have to unmount and remount if you are changing permissions or whatever. If you have a file open, it will prevent you from unmounting.



FYI, opening an explorer window is the same as having a file open. Google for a command line option and use the command line. GUIS are for weak people :p



the standard mount command might work..



I dont remember, but to have it auto scan & mount, it's something like

mount /dev/usbhd1 /mnt/hd



or whatever. "man mount".



I actually have a knoppix cd at work, though I've never used it. I'll bring it home and try it when I get my new computer.