Code to change from read-only file system to read/write file system?

[Hakan Koseoglu]

Hi Steven,

Please reply to the kubuntu list as well to keep everything on the list.

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:45 PM,  <stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> steven at Yesua:~$ mount -o rw.remount /
> mount:  only root can do that
That's normal.

> steven @Yesua:~$ sudo su
> [sudo] password for steven:
> root at Yesua:/home/steven# mount -o rw.remount /
> warning:  can't open /etc/fstab: No such file or directory
> mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or / busy
> mount:  according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is already mounted on /
> root at Yesua:/home/steven#

and from an other mail:
>root at Yesua:/home/steven# touch /etc/X11/test
>touch:  cannot touch `/etc/X11/test':  Read-only file system

Ah, that's interesting.
You appear to have a very nicely borked system here I'm afraid.

I think I have started to understand at least some of your problems.

You have lost your /etc/fstab. I think the system is going into
recovery mode. The /etc/mtab appears to be out of date hence the mount
-l  output is a lie.

Let's try this ( as root)

mount  -o rw,remount -force /dev/sda1 /

Do you know how to use vi? If so,  vi /etc/fstab
and paste the following:

proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/sda1  /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1

Good luck.
-- 
Hakan (m1fcj) - http://www.hititgunesi.org