yeahhhh.. I tried the r option yesterday. Got the same output. michael@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@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@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@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 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~(-: > >>>> > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: