StarOffice: Error while saving to floppy disk or VFAT partition
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Applies to
SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.1
Kernel: Version 2.4.x
Symptom:
You want to save a file to a floppy disk or to a VFAT partition, but you
receive a message like
error with saving the document (filename)
General error
General input/output error with saving the document (filename)
No access to object
You haven´t the permission to access the object
Cause:
StarOffice uses an unusual function to access a VFAT partition and the
stored files on that partition. With Linux kernel 2.4.x this function is
not supported for VFAT. Therefore StarOffice cannot save a file to a VFAT
partition. This is not a kernel fault, it is an error in StarOffice.
Solution:
Save the file to an ext2 or ReiserFS partition. Then copy the file
manually to the floppy disk or VFAT partition.
If you want to use the floppy disk only with Linux, it helps to use the Minix
format. You also may use kernel 2.2.x instead of kernel
2.4.x.
Untested solution
We haven´t tested this solution yet. It was sent to us
from Mr.Jochen Stiepel.
Under www.teamstaroffice.org/de/howto/fatbug/fatbug.html
you will find a kernel module and the hints how to install it. Unfortunately the instruction are only available in german
Please note: We do not offer installation support for this solution.
Keywords: STAROFFICE, OFFICE, FLOPPY, KERNEL
Categories:
Applications
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