From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267311AbUHIWR7 (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Aug 2004 18:17:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267312AbUHIWR7 (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Aug 2004 18:17:59 -0400 Received: from grendel.digitalservice.pl ([217.67.200.140]:48578 "HELO mail.digitalservice.pl") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S267311AbUHIWR4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Aug 2004 18:17:56 -0400 From: "R. J. Wysocki" Organization: SiSK To: "Steven E. Woolard" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PROBLEM: VFAT/MSDOS Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:27:55 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <11497362.1092087656059.JavaMail.root@ernie.psp.pas.earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <11497362.1092087656059.JavaMail.root@ernie.psp.pas.earthlink.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200408100027.55463.rjwysocki@sisk.pl> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Monday 09 of August 2004 23:40, Steven E. Woolard wrote: > VER: 2.6.8-rc3 > Using a FAT16 file system mounted via /dev/sda1 > it cannot be written to. When attempt is made it gives the error of being a > read-only file system. It's known. It appears that you have to mount the fs with _both_ the "iocharset" _and_ "codepage" options explicitly specified to be able to write to it. Alternatively, you can remount it with "rw" explicitly specified (as root). I hope that someone's working on a fix. ;-) Greets, 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