Re: [tlug] Mysterious change of Windows files to read-only filesystem

[Edward Middleton <edward@example.com>]

Charles Muller wrote:
> I have been running a dual-boot system with Debian-Etch and Windows XP 
> for some time now, within which an odd problem has recently arisen.
>
> Basically, up to now, I have had full working access in Linux to all 
> of my files in the FAT32 areas--not just for editing, but archiving, 
> synchronizing, etc. Recently, however, for reasons I have unable to 
> determine, when I try to edit or manipulate files in the FAT32/Windows 
> areas, I get "read-only file system" error messages.
>
> But according ls -al, and according to the settings in /etc/fstab, 
> these file systems are *not* read-only, and I should be able to work 
> with them. Sometimes, when I re-boot, I will have access to these file 
> systems for a short time, and then they will change to read-only, and 
> then sometimes (like at this moment) I will have no access at all.
>   
This usually means there is filesystem corruption and Linux can't safely
make modifications to the files so it is reverted to a read only
filesystem.  Try running dmsg.  This should give you more information.

Edward