Let's try that again, this time as a fresh thread...

My USB Drive sometimes auto mounts as a read-only file system on Ubuntu
7.10 i386 desktop.* This does not happen frequently, but when it does,
it means I can't update any files on the drive.* How do I switch it to
a read-write file system?* Is there something I can do to keep it from
being mounted as read-only?


I have tried unmounting it and inserting it into another USB port,
with the same results.* I am going to reboot my desktop* to see if I
can resolve this issue.* If that fails, I intend to copy all the files
off the USB drive, format it (as FAT32), and then restore the files.


Thanks,
Niels
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
| My USB Drive sometimes auto mounts as a read-only file system on Ubuntu
7.10 i386 desktop.
|* This does not happen frequently, but when it does,
it means I can't update any files on the drive.
|* How do I switch it to
a read-write file system?* Is there something I can do to keep it
| from
being mounted as read-only?


| I have tried unmounting it and inserting it into another USB port,
with the same results.
|* I am going to reboot my desktop* to see if I
can |* resolve this issue.* If that fails, I
| intend to copy all the files
off the USB drive, format it (as FAT32), and then restore the files.

The reboot did not resolve the issue.* Next, I will try copying the files from the USB drive,
reformat it, and then put the files back on.


Niels




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I would actually do it as ext3 (2 gb or more) or ext2 (otherwise)



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--- Original Message ---

Date: Sat Apr 26 13:35:01 PDT 2008

From: Niels Andersen

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Subject: Re: USB Drive sometimes auto mounts as read-only

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---------- Forwarded message ----------

| My USB Drive sometimes auto mounts as a read-only file system on Ubuntu 7.10 i386 desktop.

| This does not happen frequently, but when it does, it means I can't update any files on the drive.

| How do I switch it to a read-write file system? Is there something I can do to keep it

| from being mounted as read-only?



| I have tried unmounting it and inserting it into another USB port, with the same results.

| I am going to reboot my desktop to see if I can | resolve this issue. If that fails, I

| intend to copy all the files off the USB drive, format it (as FAT32), and then restore the files.



The reboot did not resolve the issue. Next, I will try copying the files from the USB drive,

reformat it, and then put the files back on.



Niels



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