Why can't I move my music files?

Is the "Music" folder on the mp3player or is it the one in the "Places" menu?

sounds like the usb device is mounted read only...more info about what your doing please.

How to check USB devices:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount/USB

The music I want to move is on a LimeWire Folder, in the saved section folder.

Or is this folder /home/melinda/LimeWire/Saved

What kind of mp3/flash drive device is this?

From a terminal please post the output from these 3 (three) commands:

1. lsusb -v
2. sudo fdisk -l
3. mount

The mp3 brand is sharper image, 1.0 GB Media, 265.3 MB, and here is the output.
1. lsusb -v
 dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333
        dwFrameInterval( 1) 400000
        dwFrameInterval( 2) 500000
        dwFrameInterval( 3) 666666
        dwFrameInterval( 4) 1000000
        dwFrameInterval( 5) 2000000
      VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 50
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 5 (FRAME_UNCOMPRESSED)
        bFrameIndex 4
        bmCapabilities 0x00
          Still image unsupported
        wWidth 352
        wHeight 288
        dwMinBitRate 8110080
        dwMaxBitRate 48660480
        dwMaxVideoFrameBufferSize 202752
        dwDefaultFrameInterval 666666
        bFrameIntervalType 6
        dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333
        dwFrameInterval( 1) 400000
        dwFrameInterval( 2) 500000
        dwFrameInterval( 3) 666666
        dwFrameInterval( 4) 1000000
        dwFrameInterval( 5) 2000000
      VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 50
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 5 (FRAME_UNCOMPRESSED)
        bFrameIndex 5
        bmCapabilities 0x00
          Still image unsupported
        wWidth 640
        wHeight 480
        dwMinBitRate 24576000
        dwMaxBitRate 147456000
        dwMaxVideoFrameBufferSize 614400
        dwDefaultFrameInterval 666666
        bFrameIntervalType 6
        dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333
        dwFrameInterval( 1) 400000
        dwFrameInterval( 2) 500000
        dwFrameInterval( 3) 666666
        dwFrameInterval( 4) 1000000
        dwFrameInterval( 5) 2000000
      VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 27
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 3 (STILL_IMAGE_FRAME)
        bEndpointAddress 0
        bNumImageSizePatterns 5
        wWidth( 0) 160
        wHeight( 0) 120
        wWidth( 1) 176
        wHeight( 1) 144
        wWidth( 2) 320
        wHeight( 2) 240
        wWidth( 3) 352
        wHeight( 3) 288
        wWidth( 4) 640
        wHeight( 4) 480
        bNumCompressionPatterns 5
        bCompression( 0) 5
      VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 6
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 13 (COLORFORMAT)
        bColorPrimaries 1 (BT.709,sRGB)
        bTransferCharacteristics 1 (BT.709)
        bMatrixCoefficients 4 (SMPTE 170M (BT.601))
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 1
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x00c0 1x 192 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 2
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0180 1x 384 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 3
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 4
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0280 1x 640 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 5
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0320 1x 800 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 6
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x03b0 1x 944 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 7
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0a80 2x 640 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 8
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0b20 2x 800 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 9
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0be0 2x 992 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 10
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x1380 3x 896 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 11
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x13fc 3x 1020 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Association:
      bLength 8
      bDescriptorType 11
      bFirstInterface 2
      bInterfaceCount 2
      bFunctionClass 1 Audio
      bFunctionSubClass 2 Streaming
      bFunctionProtocol 0
      iFunction 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 2
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 0
      bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Control Device
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 9
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 1 (HEADER)
        bcdADC 1.00
        wTotalLength 38
        bInCollection 1
        baInterfaceNr( 0) 3
      AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 12
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 2 (INPUT_TERMINAL)
        bTerminalID 1
        wTerminalType 0x0201 Microphone
        bAssocTerminal 0
        bNrChannels 1
        wChannelConfig 0x0000
        iChannelNames 0
        iTerminal 0
      AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 9
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 3 (OUTPUT_TERMINAL)
        bTerminalID 3
        wTerminalType 0x0101 USB Streaming
        bAssocTerminal 1
        bSourceID 5
        iTerminal 0
      AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 8
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 6 (FEATURE_UNIT)
        bUnitID 5
        bSourceID 1
        bControlSize 1
        bmaControls( 0) 0x03
          Mute
          Volume
        iFeature 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 3
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 0
      bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 3
      bAlternateSetting 1
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 1 (AS_GENERAL)
        bTerminalLink 3
        bDelay 1 frames
        wFormatTag 1 PCM
      AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 11
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 2 (FORMAT_TYPE)
        bFormatType 1 (FORMAT_TYPE_I)
        bNrChannels 1
        bSubframeSize 2
        bBitResolution 16
        bSamFreqType 1 Discrete
        tSamFreq[ 0] 16000
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 9
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x86 EP 6 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0024 1x 36 bytes
        bInterval 4
        bRefresh 0
        bSynchAddress 0
        AudioControl Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength 7
          bDescriptorType 37
          bDescriptorSubtype 1 (EP_GENERAL)
          bmAttributes 0x01
            Sampling Frequency
          bLockDelayUnits 0 Undefined
          wLockDelay 0 Undefined
can't get device qualifier: Operation not permitted
can't get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Device Descriptor:
  bLength 18
  bDescriptorType 1
  bcdUSB 2.00
  bDeviceClass 9 Hub
  bDeviceSubClass 0 Unused
  bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub
  bMaxPacketSize0 64
  idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation
  idProduct 0x0002 2.0 root hub
  bcdDevice 2.06
  iManufacturer 3
  iProduct 2
  iSerial 1
  bNumConfigurations 1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength 9
    bDescriptorType 2
    wTotalLength 25
    bNumInterfaces 1
    bConfigurationValue 1
    iConfiguration 0
    bmAttributes 0xe0
      Self Powered
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower 0mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 0
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 9 Hub
      bInterfaceSubClass 0 Unused
      bInterfaceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 3
          Transfer Type Interrupt
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0004 1x 4 bytes
        bInterval 12
can't get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted
can't get device qualifier: Operation not permitted
can't get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Device Descriptor:
  bLength 18
  bDescriptorType 1
  bcdUSB 1.10
  bDeviceClass 9 Hub
  bDeviceSubClass 0 Unused
  bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub
  bMaxPacketSize0 64
  idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation
  idProduct 0x0001 1.1 root hub
  bcdDevice 2.06
  iManufacturer 3
  iProduct 2
  iSerial 1
  bNumConfigurations 1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength 9
    bDescriptorType 2
    wTotalLength 25
    bNumInterfaces 1
    bConfigurationValue 1
    iConfiguration 0
    bmAttributes 0xe0
      Self Powered
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower 0mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 0
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 9 Hub
      bInterfaceSubClass 0 Unused
      bInterfaceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 3
          Transfer Type Interrupt
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0002 1x 2 bytes
        bInterval 255
can't get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)
melinda@melinda-desktop:~$
2. sudo fdisk -l
melinda@melinda-desktop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for melinda:

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1c97eaa6

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 9402 75521533+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 9403 9729 2626627+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 9403 9729 2626596 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 1014 MB, 1014456832 bytes
32 heads, 61 sectors/track, 1015 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1952 * 512 = 999424 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x69737369

This doesn't look like a partition table
Probably you selected the wrong device.

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 ? 957875 1044294 84344761 69 Unknown
Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
     phys=(68, 13, 10) logical=(957874, 21, 37)
Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings:
     phys=(288, 115, 43) logical=(1044293, 15, 36)
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sdb2 ? 871681 1829612 934940732+ 73 Unknown
Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
     phys=(371, 114, 37) logical=(871680, 1, 61)
Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
     phys=(366, 32, 33) logical=(1829611, 4, 30)
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sdb3 ? 2 2 0 74 Unknown
Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
     phys=(371, 114, 37) logical=(1, 10, 12)
Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings:
     phys=(372, 97, 50) logical=(1, 10, 11)
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sdb4 1 1759792 1717556736 0 Empty
Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
     phys=(0, 0, 0) logical=(0, 0, 1)
Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings:
     phys=(0, 0, 0) logical=(1759791, 23, 37)
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.

Partition table entries are not in disk order
melinda@melinda-desktop:~$

3. mount
melinda@melinda-desktop:~$ mount
/dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.28-13-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=755)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/melinda/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=melinda)
/dev/sdb on /media/disk type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,flush)
melinda@melinda-desktop:~$

The flashdrive is a 2gb Sandisk micro cruzer.
 1. lsusb -v
        dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333
        dwFrameInterval( 1) 400000
        dwFrameInterval( 2) 500000
        dwFrameInterval( 3) 666666
        dwFrameInterval( 4) 1000000
        dwFrameInterval( 5) 2000000
      VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 50
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 5 (FRAME_UNCOMPRESSED)
        bFrameIndex 4
        bmCapabilities 0x00
          Still image unsupported
        wWidth 352
        wHeight 288
        dwMinBitRate 8110080
        dwMaxBitRate 48660480
        dwMaxVideoFrameBufferSize 202752
        dwDefaultFrameInterval 666666
        bFrameIntervalType 6
        dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333
        dwFrameInterval( 1) 400000
        dwFrameInterval( 2) 500000
        dwFrameInterval( 3) 666666
        dwFrameInterval( 4) 1000000
        dwFrameInterval( 5) 2000000
      VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 50
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 5 (FRAME_UNCOMPRESSED)
        bFrameIndex 5
        bmCapabilities 0x00
          Still image unsupported
        wWidth 640
        wHeight 480
        dwMinBitRate 24576000
        dwMaxBitRate 147456000
        dwMaxVideoFrameBufferSize 614400
        dwDefaultFrameInterval 666666
        bFrameIntervalType 6
        dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333
        dwFrameInterval( 1) 400000
        dwFrameInterval( 2) 500000
        dwFrameInterval( 3) 666666
        dwFrameInterval( 4) 1000000
        dwFrameInterval( 5) 2000000
      VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 27
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 3 (STILL_IMAGE_FRAME)
        bEndpointAddress 0
        bNumImageSizePatterns 5
        wWidth( 0) 160
        wHeight( 0) 120
        wWidth( 1) 176
        wHeight( 1) 144
        wWidth( 2) 320
        wHeight( 2) 240
        wWidth( 3) 352
        wHeight( 3) 288
        wWidth( 4) 640
        wHeight( 4) 480
        bNumCompressionPatterns 5
        bCompression( 0) 5
      VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 6
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 13 (COLORFORMAT)
        bColorPrimaries 1 (BT.709,sRGB)
        bTransferCharacteristics 1 (BT.709)
        bMatrixCoefficients 4 (SMPTE 170M (BT.601))
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 1
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x00c0 1x 192 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 2
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0180 1x 384 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 3
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 4
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0280 1x 640 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 5
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0320 1x 800 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 6
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x03b0 1x 944 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 7
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0a80 2x 640 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 8
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0b20 2x 800 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 9
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0be0 2x 992 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 10
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x1380 3x 896 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 11
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 14 Video
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x13fc 3x 1020 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Association:
      bLength 8
      bDescriptorType 11
      bFirstInterface 2
      bInterfaceCount 2
      bFunctionClass 1 Audio
      bFunctionSubClass 2 Streaming
      bFunctionProtocol 0
      iFunction 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 2
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 0
      bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Control Device
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 9
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 1 (HEADER)
        bcdADC 1.00
        wTotalLength 38
        bInCollection 1
        baInterfaceNr( 0) 3
      AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 12
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 2 (INPUT_TERMINAL)
        bTerminalID 1
        wTerminalType 0x0201 Microphone
        bAssocTerminal 0
        bNrChannels 1
        wChannelConfig 0x0000
        iChannelNames 0
        iTerminal 0
      AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 9
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 3 (OUTPUT_TERMINAL)
        bTerminalID 3
        wTerminalType 0x0101 USB Streaming
        bAssocTerminal 1
        bSourceID 5
        iTerminal 0
      AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 8
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 6 (FEATURE_UNIT)
        bUnitID 5
        bSourceID 1
        bControlSize 1
        bmaControls( 0) 0x03
          Mute
          Volume
        iFeature 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 3
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 0
      bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 3
      bAlternateSetting 1
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
      bInterfaceSubClass 2 Streaming
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 1 (AS_GENERAL)
        bTerminalLink 3
        bDelay 1 frames
        wFormatTag 1 PCM
      AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
        bLength 11
        bDescriptorType 36
        bDescriptorSubtype 2 (FORMAT_TYPE)
        bFormatType 1 (FORMAT_TYPE_I)
        bNrChannels 1
        bSubframeSize 2
        bBitResolution 16
        bSamFreqType 1 Discrete
        tSamFreq[ 0] 16000
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 9
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x86 EP 6 IN
        bmAttributes 5
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type Asynchronous
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0024 1x 36 bytes
        bInterval 4
        bRefresh 0
        bSynchAddress 0
        AudioControl Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength 7
          bDescriptorType 37
          bDescriptorSubtype 1 (EP_GENERAL)
          bmAttributes 0x01
            Sampling Frequency
          bLockDelayUnits 0 Undefined
          wLockDelay 0 Undefined
can't get device qualifier: Operation not permitted
can't get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Device Descriptor:
  bLength 18
  bDescriptorType 1
  bcdUSB 2.00
  bDeviceClass 9 Hub
  bDeviceSubClass 0 Unused
  bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub
  bMaxPacketSize0 64
  idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation
  idProduct 0x0002 2.0 root hub
  bcdDevice 2.06
  iManufacturer 3
  iProduct 2
  iSerial 1
  bNumConfigurations 1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength 9
    bDescriptorType 2
    wTotalLength 25
    bNumInterfaces 1
    bConfigurationValue 1
    iConfiguration 0
    bmAttributes 0xe0
      Self Powered
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower 0mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 0
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 9 Hub
      bInterfaceSubClass 0 Unused
      bInterfaceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 3
          Transfer Type Interrupt
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0004 1x 4 bytes
        bInterval 12
can't get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted
can't get device qualifier: Operation not permitted
can't get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Device Descriptor:
  bLength 18
  bDescriptorType 1
  bcdUSB 1.10
  bDeviceClass 9 Hub
  bDeviceSubClass 0 Unused
  bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub
  bMaxPacketSize0 64
  idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation
  idProduct 0x0001 1.1 root hub
  bcdDevice 2.06
  iManufacturer 3
  iProduct 2
  iSerial 1
  bNumConfigurations 1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength 9
    bDescriptorType 2
    wTotalLength 25
    bNumInterfaces 1
    bConfigurationValue 1
    iConfiguration 0
    bmAttributes 0xe0
      Self Powered
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower 0mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 0
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 9 Hub
      bInterfaceSubClass 0 Unused
      bInterfaceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 3
          Transfer Type Interrupt
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0002 1x 2 bytes
        bInterval 255
can't get hub descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)
melinda@melinda-desktop:~$

2.$ sudo fdisk -l

melinda@melinda-desktop:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1c97eaa6

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 9402 75521533+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 9403 9729 2626627+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 9403 9729 2626596 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 2000 MB, 2000748032 bytes
64 heads, 63 sectors/track, 969 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 4032 * 512 = 2064384 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 969 1953439+ 6 FAT16
melinda@melinda-desktop:~$

3. mount
melinda@melinda-desktop:~$ mount
/dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.28-13-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=755)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/melinda/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=melinda)
/dev/sdb1 on /media/disk type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,shortname=mixed,uid=1000,utf8,umask=077,flush)
melinda@melinda-desktop:~$

From this I see the device is mounted, detected by the USB bus (even tho lsusb -v output was truncated at the beginning and I can't see the top of it)

The device is mounted and detected as /dev/sdb according to 'mount' is shows it as vfat with rw privs. But fdisk detects the partitions (4 of them) as 'unknown' filesystem.

I'm unable to track any technical information for this manufacturer (not even a user guide...) and at this point I have nothing further to assist.

My guess is the device is formatted improperly for Ubuntu to be able to write to it. I would be curious how this device and it's partitions show up under Windows Disk Management to compare. If it's ntfs then you'll need to install ntfs3g in order to read/write to ntfs partitions. I'd review and follow the directions here and check if installing ntfs3g allows you to properly mount this device in a usuable manner.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MountingWindowsPartitions/ThirdPartyNTFS3G

Melinda i've had curious results from Ubuntu on 2 drives now. I had thought it was my fault or the age of the drives or their previous bad-handling (I rescued them from work). Could you try reading the device from a different distro?

You can try out another distro as a LiveCd session by putting their installer cd in your cd/dvd drive and then rebooting the computer. This should automatically boot up into the other distro. For help on using a cd in this way here's the ubuntu help page
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD

The distro i would like to recommend is Wolvix Hunter 1.1.0 at
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=wolvix
but for this particular type of task puppy might be easier even though it's slower to boot into so here's their download page
http://www.puppylinux.com/download/
Really wolvix is the better all-round distro to end up with as a 'fix-it' cd but puppy can be fun :)

If you do see the data on the mp3player it might be good to copy it back onto your machine to make sure you don't lose any of it. Please let us know how you get on!

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

Err, i rescued quite a few drives from work but some were DoA and Ubuntu only had trouble with 2 partitions on the other drives but i was able to get the data off with another distro (Wolvix) and then reformatted one of the partitions which is working fine now :)

Well, I just reinstalled the Ubuntu 9.04 live CD, and now I'm able to transfer my music files from LimeWire to mp3, from flash-drive to mp3 with no problems.

Hi :)

Have you been able to try the new Ubuntu 10.04 before it gets officially released?
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/testing/lucid/beta2
Trying it as a LiveCd or as an extra dual/multi-boot would be ideal. Developers and everyone are keen to try to iron out any problems before 10.04 gets officially released so you might find faster & more effective answers to your bug reports which would make 10.04 work better on your system for you

Thanks and regards from
Tom :)