a flashdrive is mounting as ro, and nothing i do can fix it. details file below: GParted 1.0.0 configuration --enable-libparted-dmraid --enable-online-resize libparted 3.3 ======================================== Device: /dev/sde Model: SanDisk Cruzer Blade Serial: none Sector size: 512 Total sectors: 30629376 Heads: 255 Sectors/track: 2 Cylinders: 60057 Partition table: msdos Partition Type Start End Flags Partition Name File System Label Mount Point /dev/sde1 Primary 32 30629375 fat32 ======================================== Format /dev/sde1 as ext2 00:00:10 ( ERROR ) calibrate /dev/sde1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS ) path: /dev/sde1 (partition) start: 32 end: 30629375 size: 30629344 (14.61 GiB) libparted messages ( INFO ) Unable to open /dev/sde read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sde has been opened read-only. clear old file system signatures in /dev/sde1 00:00:10 ( ERROR ) write 512.00 KiB of zeros at byte offset 0 00:00:10 ( ERROR ) libparted messages ( ERROR ) Unable to open /dev/sde read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sde has been opened read-only. Unable to open /dev/sde read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sde has been opened read-only. Can't write to /dev/sde, because it is opened read-only.