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Hey everyone,
I am using Archlinux and Awesome WM. As my file manager I use SpaceFM. My problem is that i have a external hard drive (1TB) and i can't delete any files. When ever i want to delete a file it shows this message.
Removing /media/Save/X17-59885.iso
Error: Read-only file system
So i tried to change the permissions to write and read but it will not change it.
I don't know what i am doing wrong.
If i go in my home directory i can delete what ever i want.
Micah
Last edited by amishxxx (2012-11-02 19:24:18)
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What filesystem are you using for that external drive? If it's ntfs, read the wiki on how to proceed.
Post the output of
mount | column -t
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mount | column -t
/dev/sdc1 on /media/Volume type ntfs (rw,relatime,uid=1000,gid=100,fmask=0177,dmask=077,nls=utf8,errors=continue,mft_zone_multiplier=1)
/dev/sdb1 on /media/Save type ntfs (ro,relatime,uid=1000,gid=100,fmask=0177,dmask=077,nls=utf8,errors=continue,mft_zone_multiplier=1)
it is ntfs
and i use ldm for mounting my hard drive...i thought that should work that way
Last edited by amishxxx (2012-09-05 14:49:57)
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Did you happen to see this wiki article?
Without ntfs-3g, you won't have the ability to mount a NTFS system in write mode
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Both /dev/sdc1 and /dev/sdb1 are ntfs, but the latter is mounted ro ... Not sure what to make of it.
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Did you happen to see this wiki article?
Without ntfs-3g, you won't have the ability to mount a NTFS system in write mode
Yah i over read that i guess. After i installed ntfs-3g everything works just fine. Thanks And sorry for being that stupid.
Last edited by amishxxx (2012-09-05 16:04:33)
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Have you tried using ntfs-3g?
That's the first time I've heard about ldm, but its readme https://github.com/LemonBoy/ldm says it only automounts stuff, nothing about rw support for every existing filesystem.
Edit: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 4#p1075004
About the drive being mounted as read only, by default ldm uses the standard mount options which include the "ro" flag, unless a fstab rule is set. So doublecheck your fstab.
Last edited by karol (2012-09-05 16:04:03)
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Have you tried using ntfs-3g?
That's the first time I've heard about ldm, but its readme https://github.com/LemonBoy/ldm says it only automounts stuff, nothing about rw support for every existing filesystem.Edit: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 4#p1075004
TheLemonMan wrote:About the drive being mounted as read only, by default ldm uses the standard mount options which include the "ro" flag, unless a fstab rule is set. So doublecheck your fstab.
yeah everything works now thanks again
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Could you please mark this as [SOLVED], then.
Laptop: Arch Linux (x86_64) and Win10 (x86_64); Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz, 8 GiB RAM, NViDiA GeForce GT 650M w/ 2 GiB
Desktop: Arch Linux (x86_64) and Win10 (x86_64); Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz, 32 GiB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 480 w/ 8 GiB
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My bad
Sorry totally forgot to change it!!
Could you please mark this as [SOLVED], then.
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