So I started getting this error today when trying to delete some files and load some new ones onto my Sansa MP3 player.  It would tell me that the file system was read only.  I tried a sudo chmod -R 777 but that didn’t work so off to google I went..

Finally found that by remounting the filesystem like this: sudo mount -o remount,rw /dev/sdd1 /media/~ it fixed it up in a jiffy.  Well those are my paths and my device names so it would obviously be different for you but hopefully that helps

Now if this above solution does not fix your problem try to manually umount the mp3 player and then remount it with the following command options:

sudo mount -a -t vfat /dev/sde1 /media/~ -o user,exec,dev,suid,rw,umask=000

This solution will also work for USB flash drives that are being mounted with either root only write privileges or as read-only file systems

So I was having a problem with my external USB hard drive lately.  The USB connectors on this LG laptop are a bit shady so things get disconnected if you bump them and this would happen with my hard drive.. The problem being that if the Hard drive was disconnected like this and not properlyy unmounted that it wouldn’t come back up 50% of the time when I plugged it back in.

It would show up when I run fdisk -l and in dmesg but when I try to mount the drive it would return with the error ‘special device does not exist’.  The only way I could get it back online was to reboot the machine, until now!

I tried installed usbmount and pmount but neither fixed the problem.

After some research I discovered the MAKEDEV command.  So what I tried was to run MAKEDEV from inside of /dev/ and it would give me an error: “.udevdb or .udev presence implies active udev.  Aborting MAKEDEV invocation.”

So I went on and looked into /dev/.udev/ and found a /failed/ directory which had a blocked file in there referring to the hard drive that wasn’t mounting.  For some reason I ran the MAKEDEV [device] command here and VIOLA, it worked.  Apparently it just needs to be run in a directory that doesn’t have a .udev subdirectory in it

So for me the command was MAKEDEV /dev/sdd and it created sdd1 through sdd10.  Not sure what the other ones are for but I was able to mount sdd1 properly and access my hard drive.  I mean this is a pretty backwards work around but I can access my hard drive without rebooting, so I’m good to go!

So to sum it up, if you have a device that isn’t mounting properly but you can see the device with #sudo fdisk -l then:

1. try creating a temporary directory for your new mount points
2. Then run MAKEDEV [device] inside of that directory.  So if the partition your trying to mount is say /dev/sda1 then you’ll want to run MAKEDEV /dev/sda and hopefully that gives you access without needing to reboot.

http://www.taleworlds.com

If you haven’t tried Mount and Blade go out and do so.. it is a great concept made by a great indie company that is addictive as hell.. The combat is the best in any fantasy game I have played, the strategy is fantastic, the entire gameplay setup is something that I have never experienced before.

Overall Game Experience

You start out as a lowly lord wandering the land.. The character creation is insanely in depth with every pixel of your face customizable. The important part about creating your character however your history.. From a plethora of options the combination of histories is many, all of them tweaking your character that much more.

Combat

All combat is in real time and twitch based. In a world of point and click Fantasy world combat this is such a refreshing change I cannot even tell you.. Gone are the days of telling your character to attack a monster and going to the fridge while you wait for it to be over. In Mount and Blade you yourself ride your horse into battle, either pull out your bow, crossbow, sword, battleaxe or lance and charge the enemy. Timing is everything in the game and once you gain the reflexes and real world skill the excitement of battle is truly exhillerating!!

Leadership

The true depth of the game comes not from you single handedly mowing down enemies but from leading men into battle. Starting off with a rag tag bunch of soldiers they gain experience along side you and before you know it you have legions of heavily armed knights on their warhorse ready to kill and be killed in the name of their lord.. You! The game builds complexity in the battles as your army grows from a handful of thugs into 100′s of fully trained soldiers from all disciplines. Archers, horse archers, cavalry, footman, all need to be organised and given orders in real time. In the end it is your skill and strategy that will determine the battle, as well as your skill with a blade

Your Kingdom

Once you have proven your worth and sworn allegiance to one of the many kings of the land you will be granted a small village to protect and maintain. You need to ensure the prosperity and safety of your town.. Protecting it from bandits and guiding it’s expansion through funding building projects that aid it’s growth.

Siege Warfare

On top of open warfare when your army is powerful enough you will lead full siege campaigns against enemy strongholds. Hopefully you have recruited some engineers into your army as their skills in creating and operating catapults and building ladders will be essential in taking over these fortresses.

War has come down on Calradia and war attracts its own bunch of misfits. Mercenaries, cutthroats, knights and adventurers flood into the land looking for adventure, fortune and glory. But war is a harsh master. It gives away death and grief to the lot, fortune to a chosen few, and glory, wise men say, to none. Still, men ride to war, for one or other reason. Some because they are looking for thrill and excitement, some because they are desperate and know no other way. Some because they are so bitter and hateful that they are willing to unleash doom on earth… And yet some, because they are the very heroes who will step forward to stop that…

Combining a sophisticated,dynamic game world and intense medieval swordfighting action, Mount&Blade strives to create a game experience never seen before. Playing Mount&Blade, you will venture through a world filled with daring enemies as well as friendly groups that will come to your aid or need yours. In a land torn by constant danger, raids and skirmishes, you will raise and lead your own war band, commanding dozens of hardened soldiers. You will hunt down your enemies following the tracks they leave behind. And you will fight epic battles where arrows cut the air with deadly hisses, axes and swords hack with fury, and horses and men clash into a violent melee.

Go out and grab it today for FREE, you will be amazed at what you’ve been missing out on!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF4l-4EPDDo[/youtube]