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    NTFS formatted thumb drive, issues in Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by talin, Jun 21, 2011.

  1. talin

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    Hi, I'm having trouble using my thumb drive that's formatted in NTFS. When I insert it, I get an error that says "unable to mount read only volume".
    If I have the read only switch unset, of course it mounts it fine. However if it's formatted as FAT32 it has no problem mounting it if it's read only.
    I know ubuntu has no trouble writing to NTFS volumes as I've done it many times. Any ideas?
     
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    Do you have a usb stick with a write protection switch? That would be it.

    Otherwise try mounting it manually either from the terminal or disk utility.
     
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    Yes, it has a write protection switch. But what I was saying was, Ubuntu has no trouble mounting it (in read only mode) if it's formatted as FAT32, but if it's NTFS it says it can't mount it. I just tried in disk utility, it still says cannot mount it. :confused: :(
     
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    where /dev/sdb1 is your usb stick and /media/usb is your folder to mount it:

    sudo mount -t ntfs-3g -o ro /dev/sdb1 /media/usb
     
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    Thanks, I'll try that in a bit. But that means I'll have to do that every time. :( Thanks as always for your helpful answers. :)
     
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    Well it worked. Thanks. :)

    Edit: Do you know if this issue is present in 11.04?
     
    talin, Jun 21, 2011
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