usb marked as read-only
Michael
bmike1 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 16 13:06:49 MST 2023
sorry.... forgot to prove it:
usb=/dev/sdb
sudo fsck -r $usb
[sudo] password for michael:
fsck from util-linux 2.37.2
On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 2:47 PM Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> yeahhhh.. I tried the r option yesterday. Got the same output.
>
> michael at desktop1:~$ df -h
> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> tmpfs 779M 1.5M 777M 1% /run
> /dev/sda2 234G 151G 72G 68% /
> tmpfs 3.8G 84M 3.8G 3% /dev/shm
> tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
> /dev/sda1 511M 5.3M 506M 2% /boot/efi
> tmpfs 779M 92K 779M 1% /run/user/1000
> /dev/sdb1 12G 12G 0 100% /media/michael/Kali Live
> /dev/sdb2 876K 868K 8.0K 100% /media/michael/6383-98E2
> michael at desktop1:~$
>
> sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb
> [sudo] password for michael:
> Disk /dev/sdb: 28.64 GiB, 30752636928 bytes, 60063744 sectors
> Disk model: Ultra
> Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> Disklabel type: dos
> Disk identifier: 0x43665e8c
>
> Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
> /dev/sdb1 * 64 24395943 24395880 11.6G 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sdb2 24395944 24397735 1792 896K 1 FAT12
>
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 2:38 PM Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss <
> plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
>> man fsck says:
>>
>> The exit code returned by fsck is the sum of the following
>> conditions:
>>
>> 0 No errors
>> 1 Filesystem errors corrected
>> 2 System should be rebooted
>> 4 Filesystem errors left uncorrected
>> 8 Operational error
>> 16 Usage or syntax error
>> 32 Checking canceled by user request
>> 128 Shared-library error
>>
>> so zero means no errors without our having to guess (however, it implies
>> that it did a check, but we're assuming that, so there is a guess there).
>>
>> You could try the '-r' option to fsck and it will tell you the return
>> code and some other stuff, supposedly.
>>
>> Anyway, it would REALLY HELP to know what 'df -h' says. That would
>> answer (most of) the questions I still have at this moment.
>>
>> Oh, how big is the USB stick? How much room is left?
>>
>> and what does 'sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb' say?
>>
>>
>> On 1/16/23 12:22, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> > creating persistence means I want to use the drive as if it were the
>> main
>> > drive.
>> > The verbose flag is a big v? I tried the little v!
>> > sudo fsck -V $usb
>> > [sudo] password for michael:
>> > fsck from util-linux 2.37.2
>> > Same thing.
>> > sudo fsck -Vf /dev/sdb ; echo $?
>> > fsck from util-linux 2.37.2
>> > 0
>> > I think the zero means there is nothing wrong with the drive.
>> >
>> > "You don't say what you booted on - the USB drive? And what device is
>> > that?"
>> > What do you mean? I'm trying to run thOS from the pen drive? THe device
>> is
>> > /dev/sdb?
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss <
>> > plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I think it is probably too early to say if you need a new drive, and I
>> >> don't know what you mean by 'create persistence', but I'll stick my
>> foot
>> >> in my mouth and ask a few questions.
>> >>
>> >> You don't say what you booted on - the USB drive? And what device is
>> that?
>> >>
>> >> When you run fsck, I suggest you use the -V option (verbose). Also,
>> what
>> >> is the return code from fsck? that is:
>> >>
>> >> sudo fsck -Vf /dev/sdb ; echo $?
>> >>
>> >> what number is the last thing before your next prompt?
>> >>
>> >> Did you boot from device /dev/sda? Is anything mounted from /dev/sdb?
>> >> (e.g. what does 'df -h' say (as one option))
>> >>
>> >> Finally, it is safer to do the fdisk commands manually and not use the
>> >> 'printf' trick. This works for me on all my systems:
>> >>
>> >> echo $usb ; sudo fdisk $usb
>> >>
>> >> (then I enter the commands to fdisk to create a new partition, or
>> whatever)
>> >>
>> >> Oh, the very first thing I should have asked is, what does 'ls -l
>> >> /dev/sdb' say?
>> >>
>> >> On 1/16/23 11:34, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> >>> maybe that is why it ran out of space?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 12:06 PM Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> HI. On my Kali Live USB drive I am trying to create persistence. I
>> did
>> >> it
>> >>>> once but then something happened (it ran out of space when I tried to
>> >>>> install snort) so I started over. But when I tried tpo create
>> >> persistence I
>> >>>> got the read-only error. YOu know in my search to get it out of
>> >> read-only I
>> >>>> discovered that it might mean my file system is corrupted.. But when
>> I
>> >> ran
>> >>>> $ sudo fsck -f /dev/sdb
>> >>>> it just responded
>> >>>> fsck from util-linux 2.37.2
>> >>>> then when I attempted to follow the directions (that worked before:
>> >>>> sudo fdisk $usb <<< $(printf "n\np\n\n\n\nw")
>> >>>> Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.37.2).
>> >>>> Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write
>> them.
>> >>>> Be careful before using the write command.
>> >>>> fdisk: cannot open /dev/sdb: Read-only file system
>> >>>> I'm thinking I need a new drive. Anything the gurus know that would
>> be
>> >>>> beneficial before I spend the money on a new drive??
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>> >>>>
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