Files Are Not Copying

Am new to linux ,
when i tries to copy a file from one drive to the other it says thats i have no right to write data on this?(or something like this)
but am able to copy any file from any disk to my desktop
help me out .am using kubuntu

Which type of file system is there on this partition of yours?

It seems that u r not log-in as ROOT. So u don't have to modify any thing except ur HOME folder. Ur desktop is under ur HOME folder. So u can copy files there.

If u wants to copy files to somewhere else, try to be ROOT / SU & copy.

I Hav windows vista NTFS file system.,,

2ndly how can log in as a root user

which linux runs from ntfs filesystem?

He's trying to write to his NTFS partition ..

Go to Konsole (Terminal-like Application for KDE), run:

Code:

sudo apt-get install ntfs-config

After that's complete, run:

Code:

ntfs-config

Check both the check-boxes and hit OK. Now you can write to your NTFS partitons

i dont know much abt linux,and its files system but how ever i was able to install it on my pc by just deleting and changing one of my drives to linux ext3 and othes as swap of 512 mb and it works and it seems to have n problem with its filesystem,
?can any give me a good reason for this problem
do i have to change my other paritions to ext 3 or other linux filesystem and as think windows is not going to recogonise these filesystems

Aw, just read my post and follow it .. Your problem will be a thing of past then.

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sachin_kothari said:
which linux runs from ntfs filesystem?

cygwin

@QwertyManiac it wont work for me ,like all other codes (one for internet through mobile) whemn i copy /paste this code in the terminal it returne to nothing ,in the next post i will show you wat i says ,but it surely not works for me

You have a working internet connection on your Linux?

shirish_nagar said:
It seems that u r not log-in as ROOT. So u don't have to modify any thing except ur HOME folder. Ur desktop is under ur HOME folder. So u can copy files there.

If u wants to copy files to somewhere else, try to be ROOT / SU & copy.

for ntfs partitions,installing ntfs-3g is the way to get write permission.
yes,but do not login as root instead use a shortcut for Nautilus as follows in ur panel or use alacarte(in menu System>preferences>menu layout) to make an entry in Applications menu.

Code:

gksudo /usr/bin/nautilus

u get a dialog asking to give local passwd to get root nautilus.
do this.but never login as root.
edit

h! u use kubuntu,so make a menu as below in desktop,

Code:

kdesu /usr/bin/konqueror

now u can browse through ur entry with full "777" privilages

Im a dial up user and i need to configure my internet through Console ,but as i said these commands are not working for me anymore

yes.u (may) need to use terminal for configuring internet in (k)Ubuntu.
but that too isnt that tough.u can use pppconfig command to configure dial-up.(if pppconfig:command not found error,u may need to download pppconfig from packages.ubuntu.com/pppconfig and install as "dpkg -i pppconfig.deb) .

^ those commands are for GPRS net user only.....

^ no.those and "wvdial" can be used for dial-up users basically

^^^ ok

Josan said:
Im a dial up user and i need to configure my internet through Console.

I was also using Dial-up first. But I was unable to set-up Dial-up network on Linux.

Now, I'm using Airtel GPRS & can easily setup connection on LINUX also.

I was using Dialup on Linux.Just run wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf and then edit the file to add details like username , password , phone number etc.If you have an external modem , it will surely work.Having an internal modem has lesser chances on working under Linux.My internal modem had drivers only for Redhat linux 9.So check your modem driver cd it may have drivers for linux.Driver is not required for external modem.

I've drivers for my internal modem for Linux Kernel 2.4 & 2.6. It is an RPM file.
& I can't install RPM on Ubuntu.... :-(

I dont know whether the driver works or what,but u can change an .rpm to .deb using "alien" install it from synaptic manager-if u use Debian or Ubuntu.else use adept for kubuntu user(s).

I haven't read through the whole thread, but I get the feeling your problem is because you are not able to mount your NTFS partition properly. Install ntfs-3g driver from your distribution repos and use the bundled config app to enable write access to your NTFS partitions.

Also, sometimes due to unclean shutdown in Windows the NTFS log file doesn't allow you to access your NTFS partitions so make sure you shut down properly. One more thing...sometimes I was not able to access only one of my partitions because it said I had a bad superblock or something like that. I dunno how to work around that, but just so you know...

praka123 said:
I dont know whether the driver works or what,but u can change an .rpm to .deb using "alien" install it from synaptic manager-if u use Debian or Ubuntu.else use adept for kubuntu user(s).

yes, I'm using Ubuntu 7.04. I'll try to convert that .rpm file inti .deb
BTW, Thanx

I wouldn't really recommend using alien for installing drivers, of all other things out there.

I couldn't find alien in Synaptic Package Manager :-(

sudo apt-get install alien