[SOLVED]Screwed Up fstab: Hard Drive is Read-Only Now

ctjedi52 · 2013-01-12 03:31:20

I was configuring the fstab file and I messed something up. Now, after I completed my installation I cannot install or change any files because of the hard drive being read only. I'm thinking about wiping my hard drive or at least the partition if I cannot fix it any easier.

Last edited by ctjedi52 (2013-01-14 02:09:04)

FlyingHappy · 2013-01-12 03:33:19

Couldn't you mount it and modify it using the install disk?

Trilby · 2013-01-12 03:50:55

Or just boot to a recovery shell and mount the parition then edit fstab. You may also be able to remount once already booted normally, though I'm not sure.

ctjedi52 · 2013-01-12 14:40:09

Ok I took a look at my fstab and the drive I'm booting says it is rw and should be ok. Not sure what else could be causing the problem.

andesho91 · 2013-01-12 14:55:57

Could we possibly please your actual /etc/fstab please? This is mine for comparison and it works fine for me:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system>	<dir>	<type>	<options>	<dump>	<pass>
# /dev/sda6
UUID=666dc301-9dcd-453e-bc75-fef73e6e9423	/         	ext4      	rw,relatime	1

# /dev/sda8 LABEL=ArchHome
UUID=410cc49b-6507-484e-abb7-47bdb5c788f9	/home     	ext4      	rw,relatime	0 2

Last edited by andesho91 (2013-01-12 14:57:03)

Trilby · 2013-01-12 14:59:14

Please post actual error messages and the content of your fstab.

ctjedi52 · 2013-01-12 15:02:18

Here it is. I know it isn't formatted correctly either:

# 
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system>	<dir>								<type>		<options>			<dump>	<pass>
# /dev/sda1      
#UUID=95d54762-4f6b-42ca-bab8-89ff3e1c657c	/         	ext4      	rw,relatime,data=ordered	0 	1

# /dev/sda1
# UUID=95d54762-4f6b-42ca-bab8-89ff3e1c657c	/home     	ext4      	rw,relatime,data=ordered	0 	2

Trilby · 2013-01-12 16:39:47

Ah ... there's nothing there. Every line is commented. And you wouldn't mount the same partition in two different places. Go back an see the wiki page on fstab or properly follow the beginner's guide.

Last edited by Trilby (2013-01-12 16:40:58)

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[SOLVED]Screwed Up fstab: Hard Drive is Read-Only Now

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