Tim wrote: > On Thu, 2007-07-26 at 15:06 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> The read-write switch on the side of the card is set to write, and >> I've never had trouble with it before. So I figured that I'll be smart >> and man mount, in where I discovered the -w flag, but I get this >> error: >> [root@localhost ~]# mount -w /media/disk >> mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /media/disk busy >> mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is already mounted on /media/disk >> >> So I tried unmounting it, but the device seems to be busy: >> [root@localhost ~]# umount /media/disk >> umount: /media/disk: device is busy >> umount: /media/disk: device is busy > > Just to state the obvious: Did you try to mount it (as writeable) while > it was already mounted (as read only)? > To mount it rw while it is already mounted, the remount option comes in handy. Something like: mount /media/disk -o rw,remount or mount /dev/sda1 /media/disk -o rw,remount would probably do the job. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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