Posts

Showing posts from March, 2012

cifs mount error : block device is write-protected, mounting read-only

I ran into an issue while trying to mount a windows' share on an ubuntu server today. I used the following command: mount -t cifs //10.1.2.3/share /mnt/sharewood/ -o username=user,password=pwd And I got this error message: mount: block device //10.1.2.3/share is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: cannot mount block device //10.1.2.3/share read-only Simply installing smbfs did the trick apt-get install smbfs

Fix VLC 2 remote HTTP control

If you recently upgraded your VLC to the version 2, you could face to an issue with the HTTP interface. If you try connect from a remote device, you could get a 403 Forbidden . In such case, edit the .hosts file located in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\http and add your local ip range or the ip of your device into the white list. e.g. : 192.168.1.0/24 or : 192.168.1.60 #1

Restore ipkg and related application after DSM 4 upgrade

After upgrading your DSM to the 4 version, you should get your ipkg broken. In order to get anew your ipkg up and running, simply edit the file /root/.profile Edit the line starting with PATH= and add the following directly after PATH= : /opt/bin:/opt/sbin: Disconnect from your ssh session and reconnect. Enjoy ! #1