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Ubuntu memory stick read only file system.
How to check if file system is read only.
For example macos can read but not write to disks formatted with ntfs.
The extended file system ext was the first file system created specifically for the linux kernel.
Sudo fdisk l device boot start end sectors size id type dev sdc1 2048 7864319 7862272 3 8g b w95 fat32 i ve tried to fix file system with mkfs and i got this.
If this is the only iso file present in the downloads folder you will only see one file listed.
To select the ubuntu iso file you downloaded previously click the select to the right of boot selection.
Select the appropriate iso file and click on open.
After a hiccup or two i have managed to get a system of sorts running but on trying to copy files from my old computer via a memory stick it tells me that vfat is an unknown file system on my old computer i am running 32 bit opensuse 11 2 as a dual boot system with windows xp and have no problems moving files between the two different file.
You might think that modern operating systems would natively support each other s file system but they largely do not.
In the screenshot below we re selecting the ubuntu 19 04 iso image from the downloads folder.
Browse to the ubuntu iso file you downloaded select it and click the green ok button.
To confirm file system is.
In such a scenario you have to mount it in read write mode.
This is because the file system is mounted as read only.
I have a usb flash memory which i can t do anything on it because its read only.
Before that we will see how to check if the file system is mounted in read only mode and then we will get to how to remount it as a read write filesystem.