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Altera_Forum
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20 years ago

how to change files to excutable mode?

when i input in uclinux shell : chmod 777 myfile the shell say: myfile: Read-Only system well, how to change file mode? thanks !
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Altera_Forum
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20 years ago

Check to see what type of file system this file is on? My bet is you're trying to change permissions on a romfs (read-only) filesystem or some other "read only" filesystem.

Cheers,

- slacker