VFAT supports read-write. I'm not sure why it is getting this error. Are you mounting it with the "-t vfat" flag? If you don't use this flag, it will mount as msdos (8.3), instead of vfat. But, that shouldn't cause it to mount as read-only. What messages did you see when you mounted it?
-Tom On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Stephane Boireau wrote: > Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:47:15 +0200 > From: Stephane Boireau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [tomsrtbt] VFAT read-only??? > > Hi, > > I get something strange with a vfat partition: > Window$98 is installed on /dev/hda1 > > I save/restore this partition from /dev/hda3 using tar. > > Today I delete nearly everything in /dev/hda1 (/mnt/win). > Nearly because, I can't delete windows directory. > > It tells me: > rm: unable to remove '/mnt/win/windows/Setup533/Ca533av.sys': Read-only file > system > ... > > I try: > # echo "coucou" > /mnt/win/test.txt > cannot create /mnt/win/test.txt Read-only file system > > But: > # mount > /dev/ram0 on / type minix (rw) > none on /proc type proc (rw) > /dev/ram3 on /tmp type minix (rw) > /dev/hda1 on /mnt/win type vfat (rw) > > Why does it happen? > > Should I format /dev/hda1? > I'll do it because of lack of time, but is there another solution? > > Thank you very much. > -- > Stephane Boireau > Personne ressource TICE du coll�ge Le Hameau � Bernay (27) >
