[SOLVED] External USB HDD Read-only

BennyBolton · 2011-10-21 08:46:47

UDev mounts my external hard drive as read only but i want it to be read write
I tried it in windows and could write so the disk isn't write protected
when i try mount with "sudo mount /dev/sdg1 usb" it i get this: mount:
warning: usb seems to be mounted read-only.
my UDev rules file is the example at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ud … 3B_ntfs-3g

Last edited by BennyBolton (2011-10-21 10:55:43)

Doomcide · 2011-10-21 09:56:16

You could try automounting it with udiskie or similar programs using consolekit.

BennyBolton · 2011-10-21 10:45:05

I have had a look at this program but it does not seem to make a difference. I am already automounting using udev

schlumpfimsumpf · 2011-10-21 10:48:16

Maybe you haven't installe ntfs-3g without ist windows ntfs partiotions are only readable.

BennyBolton · 2011-10-21 10:55:29

thanks i can now write to it

junkie · 2011-10-21 23:21:44

Also note, that unless you give a user ID in mount options, everything on the drive will be owned by root, and will not be accessible by anybody else. I simply add umask=000 to mount options when mounting an NTFS drive, that way an ordinary user will have all access too, not just root.

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#1 2011-10-21 08:46:47

[SOLVED] External USB HDD Read-only

#2 2011-10-21 09:56:16

Re: [SOLVED] External USB HDD Read-only

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