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Distribution: Ubuntu, Debian, Various using VMWare
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The obvious question first - Are you sure the drive is not write-protected. There should be a small switch on it somewhere, make sure that it is not in the lock position.
But other that that, you fstab line looks OK. Have you tried as root?
My fstab line is this (My USB drive works correctly):
Check the permissions on the /dev/(whatever it's called) and see if they are listed as root owner or root group... these can frequently stop you from writing, but it will allow you to read from it all day long.
Just a thought...
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