[Cialug] jessie apt-get lock out

[Scott Prader]

when using: mount / -o remount,rw  the command is attempting to update
the /etc/mtab file.  It cannot do so because the filesystem is stuck
in read-only mode. The -n flag passed in addition to -o will bypass
updating the /etc/mtab file.

Scott

On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:48 PM, Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at gmail.com> wrote:
> For some reason it is mounted as read only
>
> mount / -o remount,rw
> mount: cannot remount /dev/root read-write, is write-protected
> the write protected must have been caused by errors.
>
> fsck /dev/mmcblk0p1
> is finding lots of errors.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> root at debian:/# rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
>> rm: cannot remove '/var/lib/apt/lists/lock': Read-only file system
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:05 PM, chris rheinherren <c.rheinherren at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> from a few internet searches that I've seen. you can try deleting the
>>> /var/lib/apt/lists/lock file and see if it works again.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 5:51 PM, Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > root at debian:~# apt-get update
>>> > Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie InRelease
>>> > Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie Release.gpg
>>> > Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie Release
>>> > W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
>>> > E: Couldn't create temporary file to work with
>>> > /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_jessie_Release -
>>> mkstemp
>>> > (30: Read-only file system)
>>> > W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock
>>> > root at debian:~#
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > This is on a fresh install and this is what I got on the first try.
>>> > Then I tried...
>>> >
>>> > root at debian:~# mount -o remount,rw /
>>> > mount: cannot remount /dev/root read-write, is write-protected
>>> >
>>> > What should I try next?
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