[ SOLVED ] Permissions error mounting USB drive

[ian_r_h]

Two updates:-

1.  The USB stick permissions from right-clicking the desktop icon that appears read (now anyway):-

Owner: root (root)
Access: Read & Write
Group: root
Access: None
Others: None

Which is why I'm guessing gparted run from the menu is not offering any formatting options.

Unfortunately, I don't know how to sudo run gparted from the terminal; or being new to linux still how to even change the permissions in the terminal back to me.

2.  I can burn to DVD on the laptop, so I am at least able to backup that way for now (and they verified from SHA-256 after burn).  If that finalized the DVD then that downgrades the urgency of this for me for now.

[ian_r_h]

Hi, all,

Sorry for the embarrassing opening statement as I have worked in IT support for many years...

...but I failed to note the exact error at the time it occurred...

I know.  I know.

Mounting a Kingston DataTraveller G4 16Gb USB stick it appeared to mount, but on attempting to copy a .tar.gz archive from my HD reported a permissions error.  The drive had worked yesterday in initial testing.

I had had this problem before when trying out Ubuntu-Unity, but thought it might either be a bug in that distro's file handler (Nautilus?) or else something happening after I tried using a different USB stick first (which also didn't work properly).

The Kingston USB drive was sold as compatible with Linux by my local computer store, who also couldn't resolve the problem.

The syslog file reports the following (the subsequent corruption was possibly due to me physically removing the drive after cancelling the copy attempt in Thunar, at which point it disappeared from the list of attached drives).  Syslog below my sign-off.

Any help will be greatly appreciated as this is (again) blocking my ability to backup data.

Thanks,
Ian

Syslog:-

Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.489440] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.684014] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0951, idProduct=1666
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.684023] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.684029] usb 1-1: Product: DataTraveler 3.0
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.684033] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Kingston
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.684037] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 002618A369C4F051F844241D
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.684461] usb 1-1: ep 0x81 - rounding interval to 128 microframes, ep desc says 255 microframes
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.684475] usb 1-1: ep 0x2 - rounding interval to 128 microframes, ep desc says 255 microframes
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 6: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1"
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 6 was not an MTP device
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.859141] usb-storage 1-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.859571] scsi host2: usb-storage 1-1:1.0
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.859908] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
Oct  8 09:27:34 linux01 kernel: [ 8535.875492] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas
Oct  8 09:27:35 linux01 kernel: [ 8536.859817] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Kingston DataTraveler 3.0      PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
Oct  8 09:27:35 linux01 kernel: [ 8536.861126] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Oct  8 09:27:35 linux01 kernel: [ 8536.865632] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 30218842 512-byte logical blocks: (15.5 GB/14.4 GiB)
Oct  8 09:27:35 linux01 kernel: [ 8536.866422] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct  8 09:27:35 linux01 kernel: [ 8536.866426] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 4f 00 00 00
Oct  8 09:27:35 linux01 kernel: [ 8536.866609] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct  8 09:27:35 linux01 kernel: [ 8536.871307]  sdb: sdb1
Oct  8 09:27:35 linux01 kernel: [ 8536.872337] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
Oct  8 09:27:37 linux01 udisksd[1989]: Mounted /dev/sdb1 at /media/ian/E07F-B980 on behalf of uid 1000
Oct  8 09:27:52 linux01 ntpd[1334]: error resolving pool 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org: Temporary failure in name resolution (-3)
Oct  8 09:27:54 linux01 ntpd[1334]: error resolving pool 3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org: Temporary failure in name resolution (-3)
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.580003] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 6
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.587390] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#0 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.587415] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#0 CDB: Write(10) 2a 00 00 00 b7 9f 00 00 f0 00
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.587430] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 47007
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.588836] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#0 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.588839] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#0 CDB: Write(10) 2a 00 00 00 b8 8f 00 00 f0 00
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.588841] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 47247
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.694863] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32768) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.695050] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32768) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.695109] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32768) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.695124] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32768) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.695134] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32768) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.695204] FAT-fs (sdb1): FAT read failed (blocknr 3739)
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.695608] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32768) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.695613] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32769) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.695628] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32768) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.695630] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32769) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.696776] FAT-fs (sdb1): Directory bread(block 32768) failed
Oct  8 09:28:01 linux01 udisksd[1989]: Cleaning up mount point /media/ian/E07F-B980 (device 8:17 no longer exist)
Oct  8 09:28:02 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.955420] FAT-fs (sdb1): unable to read boot sector to mark fs as dirty
Oct  8 09:28:02 linux01 kernel: [ 8562.955438] FAT-fs (sdb1): bread failed in fat_clusters_flush
Oct  8 09:28:15 linux01 ntpd[1334]: error resolving pool ntp.ubuntu.com: Temporary failure in name resolution (-3)
Oct  8 09:28:27 linux01 ntpd[1334]: error resolving pool 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org: Temporary failure in name resolution (-3)
Oct  8 09:28:31 linux01 ntpd[1334]: error resolving pool 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org: Temporary failure in name resolution (-3)
Oct  8 09:28:59 linux01 ntpd[1334]: error resolving pool 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org: Temporary failure in name resolution (-3)
Oct  8 09:29:00 linux01 ntpd[1334]: error resolving pool 3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org: Temporary failure in name resolution (-3)
Oct  8 09:29:06 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.762404] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.957457] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0951, idProduct=1666
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.957470] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.957478] usb 1-1: Product: DataTraveler 3.0
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.957485] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Kingston
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.957490] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 002618A369C4F051F844241D
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.958006] usb 1-1: ep 0x81 - rounding interval to 128 microframes, ep desc says 255 microframes
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.958024] usb 1-1: ep 0x2 - rounding interval to 128 microframes, ep desc says 255 microframes
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.963844] usb-storage 1-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 kernel: [ 8627.964170] scsi host3: usb-storage 1-1:1.0
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 7: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1"
Oct  8 09:29:07 linux01 mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 7 was not an MTP device
Oct  8 09:29:08 linux01 kernel: [ 8628.963555] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Kingston DataTraveler 3.0      PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
Oct  8 09:29:08 linux01 kernel: [ 8628.964947] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Oct  8 09:29:08 linux01 kernel: [ 8628.965518] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 30218842 512-byte logical blocks: (15.5 GB/14.4 GiB)
Oct  8 09:29:08 linux01 kernel: [ 8628.965726] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct  8 09:29:08 linux01 kernel: [ 8628.965733] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 4f 00 00 00
Oct  8 09:29:08 linux01 kernel: [ 8628.965913] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct  8 09:29:08 linux01 kernel: [ 8628.975822]  sdb: sdb1
Oct  8 09:29:08 linux01 kernel: [ 8628.977236] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
Oct  8 09:29:13 linux01 udisksd[1989]: Mounted /dev/sdb1 at /media/ian/E07F-B980 on behalf of uid 1000
Oct  8 09:29:13 linux01 kernel: [ 8634.220410] FAT-fs (sdb1): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.