ipod is read only

reh_42 · 04-10-2006, 06:03 PM

I run Ubuntu 5.10 and have a 40 G iPod.

The ipod is mounted to my desktop automatically and gtkpod can read the db file, etc. I add songs to it but when I go to sync it, I receive an error message telling me that it is a read-only file system.

How can I go about mounting or changing the file permissions for it and what exactly do I type into the command line?

Thank you very much.

Ruth

microsoft/linux · 04-10-2006, 07:28 PM

what's it listed as in /etc/fstab? My iPod line reads

Code:

/dev/ipod       /mnt/IPOD       vfat    users,defaults,gid=1000,uid=1000,nosuid         0       0

Hope this helps!

reh_42 · 04-11-2006, 03:51 PM

My iPod is not shown in my /etc/fstab, but here is what it registers as in my /etc/mtab.

Code:

/etc/mtab/

/dev/sdb2 /media/ipod vfat rw,nosuid,nodev,quiet,shortname=winnt,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=077,iocharset=utf8 0 0

microsoft/linux · 04-11-2006, 04:43 PM

I think what it needs it to be mounted with the "users" parameter. I don't use Ubuntu, and I don't know how to set the mount parameters when it's automounted. Perhaps there's a way to set it graphically? Like right clicking on it, and setting a parameter that way?

According to this it looks like you need to edit /etc/auto.master and set the parameter esers there.

reh_42 · 04-11-2006, 04:51 PM

There is a way to use the GUI and change the permissions, but when you click the box an error message pops up declaring

"Error Setting Permissions
The permissions could not be changed.

Couldn't change the permissions of "ipod" because it is on a read-only disk."

Awesome, huh?

microsoft/linux · 04-11-2006, 05:09 PM

can you edit the file mentioned above? Try doing it as root, otherwise it won't stick.

reh_42 · 04-11-2006, 06:07 PM

I know how to change the /etc/fstab and /mtab, but I don't know how to edit the permissions.

microsoft/linux · 04-11-2006, 07:15 PM

look at post #4, and read that link. I have a feeling that that might be what you're problem is. Try what's there first.

reh_42 · 04-19-2006, 12:27 PM

Sorry that it has taken me so long to reply: School is getting hectic with finals, etc.

So, I went back to thread no. 4 and checked out the link. After completing Step 1, I had to stop. In Step 2, the author says to add a line of code to " /etc/auto.master "

I am having a small problem: I have no /etc/auto.master. I don't even have an /etc/auto. Should I just go ahead and create a new directory, or should I find a better way to accomplish this task?