USB memory sticks get mounted as read only

[Dotan Cohen]

On 28/11/2007, Caleb Marcus <caleb.marcus at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 28, 2007 7:14 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Some USB memory sticks get mounted as read only. Why? How to fix this:
> > 1) So it won't happen again?
> > 2) So that I can write to disks that get mounted this way?
> >
> > Unfortunately, I do not have a test case at the moment. But when I do,
> > it is usually urgent that I mount the drive and do what I need.
> > Therefore, first steps in troubleshooting, and possible solutions,
> > would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Dotan Cohen
> >
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> > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>
> Are the disks ntfs-formatted? If so, try installing NTFS Configuration
> Manager  (package ntfs-config) and running it, enabling NTFS for external
> devices. I know that Gutsy is supposed to mount NTFS partitions as r/w, but
> I don't know if it works the same way for external drives.

I should have mentioned that I know for a fact that this occurs with
FAT drives. I know, as it has happened with two of my own USB sticks,
which are always FAT. But in the future with foreign sticks I will
check that they are not NTFS. Thanks.

Dotan Cohen

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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?