Mount ext4 partition read/write.

[victorhugo289]

Hi, I want to mount an ext4 partition but it keeps mounting as read-only, it appears on my desktop and I can see the files but the 'Create new Folder' and other options are grayed-out, so I can't do much with it.

I use the usual command:
----"sudo mount /dev/sda6 /media/EXT4part"

I've tried using this:
----"sudo mount -t ext4 -o defaults,uid=1000,noatime /dev/sda6 /media/EXT4part"
but it gives me the following error:
"mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda6,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so"

I've used 'chown' on the mountpoint directory before mounting:
---"sudo chown 777 /media/EXT4part"
and the directory appears with my name, but as soon as I mount the Ext4 partition it becomes 'root'. :(

I've managed to mount NTFS and VFAT already without using the 'chown' command and I thought Ext4 was supposed to be easier.

Any help? thanks.

[sikander3786]

Please see here if it is of any help to you.

http://ubuntu4beginners.blogspot.com/2011/01/permanently-mount-ext3ext4-drives-with.html

[victorhugo289]

Please see here if it is of any help to you.

http://ubuntu4beginners.blogspot.com/2011/01/permanently-mount-ext3ext4-drives-with.html

I did what it said, except that I don't want to automount it on startup, so I just did it on the terminal, I chowned the mount-point directory and it said "Victor Victor", right, but as soon as I mounted the Ext4 partition it became root, it no longer said "Victor victor". ](*,)

[sikander3786]

Try the recursive switch.


sudo chown -R username:username /place-to-mount

Or, I am not sure if those permissions would last for a single session only :-k

[victorhugo289]

Try the recursive switch.


sudo chown -R username:username /place-to-mountOr, I am not sure if those permissions would last for a single session only :-k

Same stuff, "Create Folder" and other options is grayed-out.

Now, something tells me that this is not a read-only mount problem but that I have to 'chown' all the files in that partition, Is that so?
But I thought I could just mount it as "read-write" all together, :/

[lucius.antonius]

look here:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/159992/how-to-mount-ext4-partition

[oldfred]

Closed, necromancy. Old thread closed.

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