exfat on SD card getting mounted read-only

jd1008 jd1008 at gmail.com
Tue Aug 26 17:44:39 UTC 2014


On 08/25/2014 09:29 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 08/26/14 11:16, jd1008 wrote:
>> I had no problem using it on Linux after I had formatted it under windows as exfat.
>> However, at tat time, I did not have a laptop with a working sdcard reader built-in.
>> So I had used a USB sdcard reader/writer adapter, and Linux had no problems
>> with it (i.e. was mounted RW).
>> Later, I replaced my old laptop with a slightly newer one (Dell Latitude E6500)
>> and I inserted the sd card in the dell laptop and always got automounted
>> read only.
>> As I had also mentioned, fc20 has no problem automounting it RW if I use the
>> USB sd card adapter.
> OK, so you're basically saying it is formatted under windows and works when connected to a USB sdcard adapter.
>
> It doesn't work with the built-in card reader of the Dell Latitude E6500.
>
> I think the card reader should be on the usb bus.  So, what does it show as in lsusb?
>
> I still would try formatting it with the rpmfusion utils and see if that changes anything.  If that doesn't make a difference I'd file an rpmfusion bugzilla.
>
Apparently, it is not on the usb bus

$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 062a:3286 Creative Labs Nano Receiver [Sandstrom 
Laser Mouse SMWLL11]
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:63f1 Microdia Integrated Webcam
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0a5c:5800 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure 
Applications Processor
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 413c:8158 Dell Computer Corp. Integrated Touchpad 
/ Trackstick
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 413c:8157 Dell Computer Corp. Integrated Keyboard
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub 
(part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub



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