Goldman of Chaos, 2003-Nov-09 23:32 -0600: > Have you checked to see if the write protect switch is in the correct > position? Little thing, > but easily overlooked! > > Matt
I should have mentioned that initially...I checked for a write protection switch on the Sandisk unit, but there isn't one. The manual doesn't mention it either. thanks for checking, jc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "debian laptop list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 4:16 PM > Subject: Sandisk SDDR55 mounting ro > > > > I have a Sandisk Imagemate that loads as SDDR55. However, I can't get > > it to mount read-write. > > > > Syslog shows... > > Nov 9 13:21:56 jcdeb2 kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at > > scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > > Nov 9 13:21:56 jcdeb2 kernel: sddr55: map inconsistency at LBA 0002 > > Nov 9 13:21:56 jcdeb2 kernel: SCSI device sda: 128000 512-byte hdwr > > sectors (66 MB) > > Nov 9 13:21:56 jcdeb2 kernel: sda: Write Protect is on > > Nov 9 13:21:56 jcdeb2 kernel: sda: sda1 > > > > My /etc/fstab entry is... > > > > /dev/sda1 /home/jeff/sandisk vfat rw,noauto,user,exec 0 > > 0 > > > > Permissions on the device and mount point are... > > > > brw-rw-rw- 1 root disk 8, 1 2002-03-14 13:51 /dev/sda1 > > > > Prior to mount... > > drwxr-xr-x 2 jeff jeff 4096 2003-11-09 13:34 sandisk > > > > And, when I mount it... > > $ mount sandisk/ > > mount: block device /dev/sda1 is write-protected, mounting read-only > > > > And the permissions after mounting... > > drwxr--r-- 3 jeff jeff 16384 1969-12-31 16:00 sandisk > > > > I can't figure out how to mount it read-write. Any ideas out there? > > > > jc > > > > > > -- > > Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer > > Diggin' Debian Admin and User > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
