03-28-2024, 05:32 PM | #1 |
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kindle mounting read-only on linux mint system
I am encountering a problem today that my pw4 is mounting read-only on my linux mint system. I have tried restarting the PW4, but that makes no difference. the mount command shows:
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dhdurgee@z560:~/Downloads$ mount | grep /media/dhdurgee/Kindle /dev/sdc on /media/dhdurgee/Kindle type vfat (ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2) dhdurgee@z560:~/Downloads$ I do have usbnet installed and can ssh to the pw4 if more information is available from there or if the fix can be done there. Dave |
03-28-2024, 06:19 PM | #2 |
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The EMMC on your PW4 might be worn out.
You can try enabling USBnet, ssh to the kindle, and try touch on a new or existing file somewhere in /mnt/us Also try mounting the root filesystem "/" rw and creating a new file in /etc/or somewhere. |
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03-28-2024, 07:00 PM | #3 | |
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I have not tried to use Calibre again with it plugged into the USB. Obviously I will do so the next time I want to copy a book over. If it dosn't work at that time I guess I will check and see if there is a way for Calibre to use sftp to do its work. Thanks for the suggestion. Dave |
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04-29-2024, 03:13 PM | #4 |
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I am still encountering this problem and wondering how to correct it.
Will there be any messages logged on the PW4 when I plug it in that might clarify why it is only allowing a read-only mount? I have USBNetworking installed and can SSH into the PW4 over WiFi, so I should be able to issue commands to retrieve messages from the log. Any help appreciated. Dave |
04-29-2024, 06:03 PM | #5 | |
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dmesg | tail I never put any of my kindles into USB mass storage mode and use scp to copy files in either direction. With no USB connection, can you write to /mnt/us using an on kindle terminal or ssh? |
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