From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266214AbUHHT71 (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:59:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266242AbUHHT71 (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:59:27 -0400 Received: from grendel.digitalservice.pl ([217.67.200.140]:55203 "HELO mail.digitalservice.pl") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S266214AbUHHT7Y (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:59:24 -0400 From: "R. J. Wysocki" Organization: SiSK To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Problem] 2.6.8-rc3: usb-storage devices are read-only (NOT related to iocharset) Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 22:09:23 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <200408082157.35469.rjwysocki@sisk.pl> In-Reply-To: <200408082157.35469.rjwysocki@sisk.pl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200408082208.02328.rjwysocki@sisk.pl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sunday 08 of August 2004 21:57, R. J. Wysocki wrote: > Hi list, > > On 2.6.8-rc3 and 2.6.8-rc2-mm2 I get: > > chimera:~ # mount -t vfat -o iocharset=iso8859-2 /dev/sdd1 /media/pendrive > chimera:~ # mount > [snip] > /dev/sdd1 on /media/pendrive type vfat (rw,iocharset=iso8859-2) > chimera:~ # mkdir /media/pendrive/test > mkdir: cannot create directory `/media/pendrive/test': Read-only file > system chimera:~ # umount /media/pendrive > chimera:~ # mount -t vfat -o codepage=437 /dev/sdd1 /media/pendrive > chimera:~ # mount > [snip] > /dev/sdd1 on /media/pendrive type vfat (rw,codepage=437) > chimera:~ # mkdir /media/pendrive/test > mkdir: cannot create directory `/media/pendrive/test': Read-only file > system > > The system is SuSE 9.1/AMD64 (with updates), the kernel config and hardware > data are attached. Oh, I see that floppies are affected in the same way, so possibly it is a problem of the vfat module vs mount. If I am right, can you please tell me what to do to mount these things rw anyway? Yours, rjw -- Rafael J. Wysocki [tel. (+48) 605 053 693] ---------------------------- For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard P. Feynman