my file system went to read only mode, how to recover?

Support for Ubuntu 14.04 has already ended, except for paid extended maintenance for server systems. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

In my opinion the only reasonable action is booting into a live system, creating backup copies of all files that are worth being saved, and then do a clean new installation with a supported Ubuntu release.

Thank you for your response.

I want to save data on that system but I can't. I tried live USB and tried
to backup the data but I can't copy that data because of ro mode.

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I suggest that you use two USB sticks. One with the installer to boot in life mode (as you already did), an then adding a second one for storing the data.

I cant open any folder in that drive. So, I am not able to transfer any
files from the system.
Best Regards,

Neha
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School of Life Sciences,
Central University of Himachal Pradesh,

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> life mode (as you already did), an then adding a second one for storing
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"I cant open any folder in that drive" - in which one?

The drive in which Ubuntu is installed and went to read only mode. I have
dual boot.

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If you boot from an USB stick in the "try Ubuntu without installing" mode and then issue the command

sudo fdisk -l

what output do you receive?

Hi,

I am attaching the snapshot of the output.

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> mode and then issue the command
>
> sudo fdisk -l
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Attaching files does not work in Launchpad questions.
The output of "fdisk -l" is plain text, so please copy/paste it as text.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 31.4 GB, 31406948352 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3818 cylinders, total 61341696 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 32 61341695 30670832 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x8503f7c8

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 2048 1640447 819200 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb2 * 1640448 1932251135 965305344 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb3 1932253184 1953521663 10634240 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x24e6b95e

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 2048 1953521663 976759808 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Disk /dev/sdd: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x24e6b951

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 2048 396275215 198136584 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdd2 396275710 1953523711 778624001 5 Extended
Partition 2 does not start on physical sector boundary.
/dev/sdd5 396275712 1819455487 711589888 83 Linux
/dev/sdd6 1819457536 1953523711 67033088 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sde: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x24e6b950

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sde1 2048 1953520449 976759201 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Best Regards,

Neha

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I assume that your Ubuntu file system is /dev/sdd5 (~700 MB)
Is this correct?

What happens if you try mounting /dev/sdd5 to an empty directory?

You are right, it is sdd5.

Can you please tell me how to mount /dev/sdd5 to an empty directory???

Best Regards,

Neha

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> Is this correct?
>
> What happens if you try mounting /dev/sdd5 to an empty directory?
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Try the following commands and report the results:

sudo mkdir -p /media/test
sudo chmod 777 /media/test
sudo mount /dev/sdd5 /media/test
ls -la /media/test

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /media/test/
total 188
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Aug 24 09:35 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 120 Sep 9 13:44 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 6 2017 bin
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 6 2017 boot
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 20 2015 cdrom
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Apr 17 2014 dev
drwxr-xr-x 155 root root 12288 Sep 9 13:37 etc
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 20 2015 home
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Apr 8 2016 initrd.img ->
boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-85-generic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Dec 30 2015 initrd.img.old ->
boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-74-generic
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Oct 6 2017 lib
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 6 2017 lib64
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Feb 20 2015 lost+found
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 28 06:36 media
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 10 2014 mnt
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 Apr 26 2018 opt
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 10 2014 proc
drwx------ 14 1000 1000 4096 May 17 2018 root
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 Apr 17 2014 run
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Dec 31 2018 sbin
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 17 2014 srv
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 13 2014 sys
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 30 2018 test
drwxrwxrwt 6 root root 69632 Sep 9 13:37 tmp
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4096 Mar 26 2015 usr
drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Apr 17 2014 var
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Apr 8 2016 vmlinuz ->
boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-85-generic
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Dec 30 2015 vmlinuz.old ->
boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-74-generic

Best Regards,

Neha

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This seems to now show the contents of your Ubuntu 14.04 installation.
You should be able to create backup copies of all your files if you want.

I can't. I still can't access the folder content I wanted. Permission
denied.

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> You should be able to create backup copies of all your files if you want.
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You will need administrative rights.
Open a terminal window and issue the command

sudo nautilus

This will open a file explorer window with unlimited access rights. Use caution.

Ok. Now how to copy this data to my hard drive?

Best Regards,

Neha

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>
> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> You will need administrative rights.
> Open a terminal window and issue the command
>
> sudo nautilus
>
> This will open a file explorer window with unlimited access rights. Use
> caution.
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It worked. Now I am able to backup my data.

Thank you so much.

Can you please help me with one more thing, I boot-repaired my system using
live USB but now ubuntu is not booting. When I am restarting after
boot-repair windows is booting by default. I tried boot-repair multiple
times after that but boot manager is not loading. Any suggestions?

Best Regards,

Neha

On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 5:35 AM neha chaudhary <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Ok. Now how to copy this data to my hard drive?
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Neha
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 3:38 PM Manfred Hampl <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
>> Your question #683483 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/683483
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
>> You will need administrative rights.
>> Open a terminal window and issue the command
>>
>> sudo nautilus
>>
>> This will open a file explorer window with unlimited access rights. Use
>> caution.
>>
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As I have dual boot in my workstation. Now Boot manager is not loading. I
am using live USB to access the data on Ubuntu.

Best Regards,

Neha

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> Your question #683483 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/683483
>
> You gave more information on the question:
> It worked. Now I am able to backup my data.
>
> Thank you so much.
>
> Can you please help me with one more thing, I boot-repaired my system using
> live USB but now ubuntu is not booting. When I am restarting after
> boot-repair windows is booting by default. I tried boot-repair multiple
> times after that but boot manager is not loading. Any suggestions?
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Neha
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 5:35 AM neha chaudhary <<email address hidden>
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Ok. Now how to copy this data to my hard drive?
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Neha
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 3:38 PM Manfred Hampl <
> > <email address hidden>> wrote:
> >
> >> Your question #683483 on Ubuntu changed:
> >> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/683483
> >>
> >> Status: Open => Answered
> >>
> >> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> >> You will need administrative rights.
> >> Open a terminal window and issue the command
> >>
> >> sudo nautilus
> >>
> >> This will open a file explorer window with unlimited access rights. Use
> >> caution.
> >>
> >> --
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For the boot problem:

I suggest that you run the boot-info script https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info and create a report on pastebin.

Thank you for your help!
So, as my system is in read-only mode, it cant be corrected??? Is there any
way I can use and keep working on my system???

Best Regards,

Neha

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> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> For the boot problem:
>
> I suggest that you run the boot-info script
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info and create a report on
> pastebin.
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To be able to give hints how to repair the system, it is necessary to know why the system is in read-only mode.

Please provide the output of boot-info by booting a live system in the "try Ubuntu without installing" mode, installing boot-info, and running it with uploading the results to pastebin.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info

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