can't delete content of pendrive form my suse10.2

ashwinidubey · 09-27-2009, 05:45 AM

hi,
i am a noob to linux and installed dual boot xp and suse10.2 linux.
now i have got a pen drive...
i have formatted it as NTFS, it appears blue in WinXP and Vista.
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now,
i have hell lot of virus in penDrive;
but i can't delete it from linux..
i can see every thing but can't delete it.
in fact i can't delete any thing.
suse10.2 says, read only error.
cannot modify or delete.
...
can some give me some...
help here.

sycamorex · 09-27-2009, 05:58 AM

If you don't mind reformatting the pen drive (which btw is probably the best option), try to install the program called gparted which has a nice graphical user interface and will let you format the drive. You'll need to run it as root.

~sHyLoCk~ · 09-27-2009, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by sycamorex

If you don't mind reformatting the pen drive (which btw is probably the best option), try to install the program called gparted which has a nice graphical user interface and will let you format the drive. You'll need to run it as root.

Or just

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mkntfs /dev/hdb

??

Anyway, that's not really what the OP want's I guess. It is permission problem. I will say mount the pen drive manually:

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mount -t ntfs -o users,rw,force /dev/hdb /mnt

Check out which one your pen drive is by "fdisk -l"

sycamorex · 09-27-2009, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ~sHyLoCk~

Or just
mkdosfs /dev/hdb or mkntfs /dev/hdb

??

Sure, just make sure that you identify your pendrive correctly. /dev/hdb is just an example here. On your system it could be /dev/sdb dev/sdc, etc. If you issue 'fdisk -l' (as root) you'll see all drives attached to your computer at the moment (or you'll also see it in gparted)

sycamorex · 09-27-2009, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ~sHyLoCk~

Or just

??

Anyway, that's not really what the OP want's I guess. It is permission problem. I will say mount the pen drive manually:

Yes, but wiping out the whole drive would probably be the safest solution anyway. You never know what nasty files lurk in the dark

ongte · 09-27-2009, 07:43 AM

Guys, it's not a permission issue. OpenSUSE 10.2 does not have NTFS write support out of the box. You will need to install ntfs-3g and fuse manually. So I suggest upgrading to the latest OpenSUSE 11.1 or alternatively you could just format the pendrive back to FAT.