[SOLVED] Can't Access Partition After GParted Install

jay_pablo_69 · 10-29-2011, 10:19 AM

Hi,

I installed 'GParted' on my Ubuntu 11.10, and now on boot all my partitions are not showing up on Nautilus even though they are mounted, as shown on GParted and also Terminal.

I ran

Code:

$ sudo chown -R username /media/Cine

and it displayed:

Code:

chown: changing ownership of `/media/Cine': Read-only file system

And

Code:

$ sudo chmod -R 755 /media/Cine

and got the same thing.

Then, I ran 'fsck' and got this:

Code:

$ sudo fsck /dev/sda7
fsck from util-linux 2.19.1
fsck: fsck.ntfs: not found
fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.ntfs for /dev/sda7

I searched the web and someone wrote that the partition has to be unmounted as 'read-only' and remounted as 'read-write', so I typed and got this:

Code:

$ sudo mount -o rw,remount /media/Cine
mount: warning: /media/Cine seems to be mounted read-only.

When I execute

Code:

sudo mount -o rw /media/Cine

it says the partition has been mounted as 'read-only'.

And also I don't know why, but now when I plug in a USB drive and try to copy files into it, I get a notification that the drive is 'read-only'.

Pls how do I resolve this USB problem, change the partition permission and get the partition to show on Nautilus as before?

Thanks.

macemoneta · 10-29-2011, 07:34 PM

You can only fsck an unmounted device, otherwise you destroy the contents. For an NTFS device, you should be checking it on Windows, not Linux. There is a very basic ntfsfix command, but if you like your data I don't recommend using it.

syg00 · 10-29-2011, 08:10 PM

I'd be guessing you don't have ntfs-3g installed, and are using the in-kernel NTFS support.
And yes, NTFS fsck is (deliberately) of only limited use.

jay_pablo_69 · 10-30-2011, 08:16 AM

Thanks guys for your replies.
I just installed NTFS-3G and changed the FSTAB 'ntfs' handler for the partitions to 'ntfs-3g' and now the HDD partitions are all mounted and placed on Nautilus. However, I still have the USB problem. All connected USB drives are auto-mounted with 'ntfs' as 'read-only', so I cannot write to it.

This is the printout of [ $ sudo mount ]:

Code:

/dev/sda9 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/sda5 on /media/abc12 type fuseblk (rw,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda6 on /media/abc34 type fuseblk (rw,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda7 on /media/abc56 type fuseblk (rw,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda8 on /media/abc78 type fuseblk (rw,allow_other,blksize=4096)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/USERNAME/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=obiora)
/dev/sdb on /media/My2GBFlashDrive type ntfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_permissions)

I tried this: [ $ sudo ln -s /sbin/mount.ntfs-3g /sbin/mount.ntfs ] and here's the result:

Code:

/dev/sdb on /media/My2GBFlashDrive type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_permissions)

It did change the handler to 'ntfs-3g' (fuseblk) but when I try to copy files into it I get an error message:

Quote:

Error while copying <filename>
There was an error while copying the file into /media/My2GBFlashDrive

Under "Show more details":

Quote:

Error opening file '/media/my2GBFlashDrive/<filename>': input/output error

Pls how do I resolve this USB issue? How do I change the USB handler from 'ntfs' to 'ntfs-3g'?

Thanks for your assistance.

jay_pablo_69 · 10-30-2011, 09:25 AM

Also after shutdown and startup, on Ubuntu splash screen, it says:

Quote:

Error mounting partitions
Press S to skip mounting this partition or M to manually mount this partition

I skipped the step.

Then boot and login, the partitions show up on Nautilus but when I click on any one (for example, if I click on 'abc12' partition) it says:

Quote:

Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 1: helper failed with:
mount: only root can mount /dev/sda5 on /media/abc12

Pls I need some help.

Thanks.

jay_pablo_69 · 10-30-2011, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Also after shutdown and startup, on Ubuntu splash screen, it says:
Quote:
Error mounting partitions
Press S to skip mounting this partition or M to manually mount this partition
I skipped the step.

Then boot and login, the partitions show up on Nautilus but when I click on any one (for example, if I click on 'abc12' partition) it says:
Quote:
Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 1: helper failed with:
mount: only root can mount /dev/sda5 on /media/abc12

This error has been fixed.

But the USB problem above still remains.

Pls any assistance is appreciated.

poly_s · 11-10-2011, 12:57 AM

Hi

Don't know if its too late for you but I had this problem as well.

I installed ntfs-3g AND ntfsprogs and it worked like a charm after.

Good luck

jay_pablo_69 · 11-11-2011, 12:01 AM

poly_s.... I can't thank you enough. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

poly_s · 11-11-2011, 10:05 AM

YAY

Thats the first time I've helped someone in the linux community. Im so happy.

THANKYOU for the bash wallpaper on your blog

Take it easy.

bigcam87 · 11-28-2011, 09:39 AM

I am having the same problem with my ntfs drives being read-only after installing gparted on 11.10.

When I try to install ntfs-3g or ntfsprogs from synaptic package manager or via terminal the other one is removed.

How can I have both installed?

amerllica · 01-25-2012, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay_pablo_69

poly_s.... I can't thank you enough. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I've same problem, i installed ubuntu 11.10 a month ago, and i have full access on my hard disk drive and USB hard disks, but one day i setup GPARTED and from this day all of my hard disks have Read-Only permission, i use power codes in linux shell but my problem does not solve... last night i cut and create a new partition bye gparted, i have a drive that has 100G volume, i cut 70G and format it to EXT4, i know it is unbelievably, but the EXT4 drive that has 70G volume, was Read-Only .. !!!!!!
i think this problem is form Windows FileSystem, but last night i found that all partition that create by Gparted will be Read-Only...
i read this page and i guess if i install "ntfs-3g" package, the ntfs drives will be Read\Write permission, how i can solve the problem about EXT4 drives,
Furthermore... Why Gparted kill my Hards, Why Gparted Betrays Linux ?!! x-(
I thought Gparted is a unique application for partition management, but at now, i think this application work as VIRUS... i wanna report this bug but i don't know how... if you can't solve my problem show a way to me for reporting this bug.