[SOLVED]Read only mode

Guaele · 2017-12-26 20:25:44

All usbs that i try to use on my arch setup are set to read only mode. If i open the usb in another computer, such as a desktop using windows, it works perfectly.

Here's a print of the windows that pop up.
https://imgur.com/a/kxKVX

I don't know what informations you need. Please ask so i can get'em for you.

Last edited by Guaele (2017-12-26 22:16:03)

seth · 2017-12-26 20:42:18

Filesystem is likely ntfs or vfat and has the dirty bit set, thus is mounted ro.
In case of vfat fsck.vfat can fix that, for ntfs use ntfsfix (ntfs-3g)

WorMzy · 2017-12-26 20:42:28

What filesystem is used on the partiiton you're trying to mount, what driver is used to access it, what options is the filesystem mounted with, and what are the permissions on the mounted directory?

Guaele · 2017-12-26 21:42:52

Ok, so, i plugged my external hd and it worked after i installed ntfs-3g.

My flash drive is not working yet. Filesystem is :msdos. I formatted it with fat32 so i could install a OS.

I can't modify the permissions by going on "Properties" and "Permissions" in nemo.

seth · 2017-12-26 21:48:00

"msdos" is "fat" is "vfat" (well, more or less - there's fsck.msdos as well, but it's the same binary)

loqs · 2017-12-26 21:58:33

By the flash drive not working yet you mean the filesystems contents are still read only?

$ mount | grep fat

If there is no result then plese unmount the device in nemo then mount it from the command prompt

# mount /dev/something /mnt
$ mount | grep fat
$ stat /mnt

Guaele · 2017-12-26 22:06:22

Formatted it and now it's working. Filesystem is fat32 yet, but now it's read-write.

Thanks.

seth · 2017-12-26 22:13:46

You do not need to format it.
The dirty bit means you pulled it before the filesystem was synced (umount/savely remove...) and also means that likely some data on the key is corrupt, but fsck can check and fix that and remove the dirty bit.

Please always remember to mark threads as [SOLVED] by editing the subject of your first post.

Guaele · 2017-12-26 22:15:38

I've done the scan to check if there's some dirty bits. I did it on windows, rufus is the software, i think. It found nothing.

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