[SOLVED] What makes a usb stick from Read write -> read only

allend · 05-28-2021, 12:36 AM

If the USB drive has a FAT16, FAT32, exFAT or NTFS file system, then there is a 'dirty bit' that is set when the drive is mounted and is only cleared if the drive is unmounted, If a drive with the 'dirty bit' set is plugged, it is a signal that the file system may be corrupt and needs to be checked.
Bottom line - Always unmount pluggable drives.

andrewysk · 05-28-2021, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ondoho

This is strangely similar to this:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...514/page2.html
I wonder if the "hard drive" in that other thread is really the same USB stick?

No, that sdc is actually an internal hdd, not usbstick

andrewysk · 06-02-2021, 11:57 AM

Close thread, because no known reason . Not gonna waste time doing the digging. Gonna reinstall the whole system on a new ssd.