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read only in External USB drive

Asked by ArtB

External Western Digital Media Center USB drive recognized. Some files and folders come up as read only. Why? How do I change this?

1. I am attempting to plan .wma music files in palyer .
2. Music file loads appears to play but no sound.
3. File is in read only folder.

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Ryan Kavanagh (ryanakca) said : 		#1

Is your usb drive mounted as read only? Please paste the output of `cat /etc/fstab`.
If not, try going `chmod 755 /path/to/file.wma`.

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Best Ryan Kavanagh (ryanakca) said : 		#2

If you can't get a .wma file to play, you probably don't have the codes installed. The following should help:
      For multimedia issues, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats - See also http://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/common-tasks-chap.html - But please use free formats if you can: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats

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ArtB (aburl832) said : 		#3

Thanks Ryan Kavanagh, that solved my question.

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ArtB (aburl832) said : 		#4

Thank you Ryan for your help. I am new to Linux and enjoying it. It is good to know there are people like yourself willing to help.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: ArtB<mailto:<email address hidden>>
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  Subject: Re: [Question #4825]: read only in External USB drive

  Your question #4825 on yelp in ubuntu changed:
  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+ticket/4825<https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+ticket/4825>

      Status: Answered => Solved

  You confirmed that the question is solved:
  Thanks Ryan Kavanagh, that solved my question.