I've been running linux for only a short time now.
I have a USB device that is formatted in FAT32 that I'm trying to use however it auto-mounts to read only.
I have tried to make sense of this documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount/USB
And I've also tried to add a line to the fstab file as per this thread: http://askubuntu.com/questions/14863/how-to-auto-mount-a-flash-drive-with-root-and-read-write-execute-privileges
I'm probably being a derp, but can someone help me out?
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Where was the usb initially formatted? If it was windows then often there are mix ups. Try re-formatting the UBS if there are no data in (or save the data somewhere else first) using the Disks application in Linux and formatted again to FAT. The option is there. BTW do not mount the usb, just plug it in, otherwise the application does not let you format it.
I shall give that a try. Thanks for the suggestion!
Worked like a charm! Thanks for again for the help.
Question out of interest, why does the device need to be formatted on a Linux OS? Is it something to do with Windows not assigning permissions to the drive correctly (even though the format was the same)?
I would guess is it a permissions issue. It does not always happen though. Generally there can be a lot of mix ups and glitches with the usb sticks and their format when you move them between OS (not just between Linux and Windows btw). The process is not very reliable, but easily fixable as you saw.