having a great yet new time with mcnlive on usb

noted that could not use boot usb to save files when in live mode [booted from it]

just noticed that while in knoppix i dont seem to be able to save files on this thumb??
[went through steps to mount and make writeable]

does that mean once your usb is set as bootalbe usb drive that you can no longer add files to it?

thanks
j

If you only have one partition on the boot usb key you need to be root to save normal files.
menu -> mcnlive-> filemanager su

--> under /mnt you can find the partition

For a second partition on the usb stick you can write as normal user

http://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=42195

I don't understand what you mean with knoppix. and what problem knoppix has.

you can use the usb stick as a normal writable drive when you don't use it as bootable medium.

edit: MCNLive does not change the partitions on the usb stick or the geometry. the stick can be used (in non-livemode) in all OS which can handle normal mass storage devices, Linux, OS X, MS Windows, BSD etc.

Q & A about live usb /mcnlive:

http://www.mcnlive.org/usblive.htm

what i meant was that when i tried to use the usb with another live cd distro it did not seem to work there either; perhaps your clarification in first reply will resolve my issue or maybe i just did something wrong; perhaps i was impatient but i erased it all and will start over as you describe above

will try and follow up with you

thanks a bunch for timely replies
jj