Re: [LUG] how to fix read only USB key?

[Tom <madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04/06/15 21:28, Eion MacDonald wrote:
> On 04/06/2015 10:04, Tom wrote:
> > On 03/06/15 22:56, Eion MacDonald wrote:
> > > Dear folk, stupidly I cancelled a half written linux with uNetbootin to
> > > a USB key. I find it mounts 'read-only' and GParted  will not reformat.
> > > Is there a way to recover a usable USB Key from 'read-only' status to
> > > read-write status?
> > > Any help appreciated.
> > sudo hdparm -r0 /dev/sdb      or wherever the usb is
> > unplug usb and plug in again..
> >
> > another technique is to
> > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M
> > unplug usb and plug in again..
> >
> > make sure you have the right usb or else!!!!!
> > usual at your own risk stuff
> > Tom te tom te tom
>
> response as root or user 'failed to open read only file system'
> Thanks for second part using dd, I had not tried that before.
> Seems locked as a CD?
It is possible to physically lock some devices - is there a little teeny 
weeny switch somewhere?
Tom te tom te tom

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