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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