All partitions are read-only by default. Why? The creator of Knoppix
wants to make sure that it is nearly impossible for someone to
accidentally overwrite a partition. This is also protection against
viruses and worms. If a partition is read-only, ``bad programs'' cannot
cause any permanent harm to the system.
To make a partition writeable, do the following:
- Right-click on the partition icon.
- Click on ``properties'', you should then see the following
dialog box
- If ``unmount'' is one the options, click on it to unmount the
partition first. Then repeat the previous steps from the
beginning. If you get a message unmounting the partition,
close all windows and applications first, then retry from the
first step.
- Click on the ``Device'' tab, you should see the following screen
- Click and uncheck the checkbox ``Read only'', then click the
``OK'' button.
- The partition is now writeable!
Tak Auyeung
2004-08-10
