Execute disable bit on an mp3 player?

[Darcy Casselman]

Hi Eric,

I don't think FAT32 filesystems support the execute bit.  So it
doesn't have any place to store it when you set it.  It just gets
discarded.

If you're only using a USB key on Linux, you can reformat it as ext3.
Not an option for MP3 players or memory cards that need to be used in
other devices, however.

Darcy.

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Eric <1ballistic1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone run into a case where for whatever reason they couldn't
> re-enable execution of a file on a mp3 player/usb stick/memory card?
>
> Trying to get JSymphonic onto an old Sony player so I can play with it
> from Ubuntu.  Downloaded the file(it's a .jar) to my home, changed the
> bit(chmod +x), tested that it works.  Tried copying it to a folder I
> created on the MP3 player, execute bit is unset. Trying to change the
> bit back doesn't work.  First time I can't get the change to stick
> like this.
>
> I'm almost positive this would work fine if I copied it in MS, but
> that doesn't fix the knowledge gap either.
>
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