linuxmint / linuxmint/warpinator
"Invalid save location"
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Description
Distribution
SteamOS 3.4.8
Package version
1.6.4
Frequency
Always
Bug description
Unable to use external drives or the SD card to save files. Folders on said storage are inaccessible or forbidden.
Attempted to set folder to 0777, didn't work
Added directory in flatseal
Steps to reproduce
Added directory from SDCard / external drive
Expected behavior
Not seeing the error message about an inaccessible or forbidden folder.
Additional information
Similar to #52 But it doesn't matter what permissions the folder has
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue on SteamOS 3.4.8 using an SD card or external drive, following the listed steps and checking the Flatseal directory access. Trace the save-location validation from the error message; done means permitted folders on those storage devices can be selected without the inaccessible or forbidden error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100