pacman update reports "/var/lib/kvmd/msd: Read-only file system" #500

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opened 2026-02-20 14:00:26 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 14:00:26 -05:00

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Originally created by @marcelser on GitHub (Jul 25, 2022).

Originally assigned to: @mdevaev on GitHub.

Describe the bug
during last pacman update with -Sya when it start applying the package changes I get:

(50/58) upgrading kvmd                                                                                                                                                           ==> Ensuring KVMD users and groups ...
chown: changing ownership of '/var/lib/kvmd/msd': Read-only file system

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior, like:

rw
pacman update with -Sya

Expected behavior
no errors on chown

Desktop (please complete the following information):

OS: Windows 11 Pro
Browser Firefox
Version 102.0.1

PiKVM info:

Raspberry Pi board version RPi 4
PiKVM platform v3-hdmi
KVMD version:
kvmd 3.127-1
kvmd-fan 0.22-1
kvmd-oled 0.12-1
kvmd-platform-v3-hdmi-rpi4 3.127-1
kvmd-webterm 0.42-1
uStreamer version: ustreamer 5.17-1
Linux kernel: Linux pikvm 5.15.34-4-rpi-ARCH #1 SMP Tue Jul 5 12:10:16 MSK 2022 armv7l GNU/Linux

Additional context
Would be nice to know if there's a manual fix

btw: the /etc/fstab looks like:

/dev/mmcblk0p1 /boot     vfat   ro,errors=remount-ro    0 0
tmpfs /var/lib/systemd   tmpfs  mode=0755               0 0
tmpfs /var/lib/private   tmpfs  mode=0700               0 0
tmpfs /var/lib/dhclient  tmpfs  mode=0755               0 0
tmpfs /var/lib/dhcpcd    tmpfs  mode=0750               0 0
tmpfs /var/log           tmpfs  nodev,nosuid            0 0
tmpfs /var/tmp           tmpfs  nodev,nosuid            0 0
tmpfs /tmp               tmpfs  nodev,nosuid,mode=1777  0 0
tmpfs /run               tmpfs  nodev,nosuid,mode=0755  0 0
/dev/mmcblk0p3 /var/lib/kvmd/msd  ext4  nodev,nosuid,noexec,ro,errors=remount-ro,data=journal,X-kvmd.otgmsd-root=/var/lib/kvmd/msd,X-kvmd.otgmsd-user=kvmd  0 0

Originally created by @marcelser on GitHub (Jul 25, 2022). Originally assigned to: @mdevaev on GitHub. **Describe the bug** during last pacman update with -Sya when it start applying the package changes I get: ``` (50/58) upgrading kvmd ==> Ensuring KVMD users and groups ... chown: changing ownership of '/var/lib/kvmd/msd': Read-only file system ``` **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior, like: 1. rw 2. pacman update with -Sya **Expected behavior** no errors on chown **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - OS: Windows 11 Pro - Browser Firefox - Version 102.0.1 **PiKVM info:** - Raspberry Pi board version RPi 4 - PiKVM platform v3-hdmi - KVMD version: kvmd 3.127-1 kvmd-fan 0.22-1 kvmd-oled 0.12-1 kvmd-platform-v3-hdmi-rpi4 3.127-1 kvmd-webterm 0.42-1 - uStreamer version: ustreamer 5.17-1 - Linux kernel: Linux pikvm 5.15.34-4-rpi-ARCH #1 SMP Tue Jul 5 12:10:16 MSK 2022 armv7l GNU/Linux **Additional context** Would be nice to know if there's a manual fix btw: the /etc/fstab looks like: ``` /dev/mmcblk0p1 /boot vfat ro,errors=remount-ro 0 0 tmpfs /var/lib/systemd tmpfs mode=0755 0 0 tmpfs /var/lib/private tmpfs mode=0700 0 0 tmpfs /var/lib/dhclient tmpfs mode=0755 0 0 tmpfs /var/lib/dhcpcd tmpfs mode=0750 0 0 tmpfs /var/log tmpfs nodev,nosuid 0 0 tmpfs /var/tmp tmpfs nodev,nosuid 0 0 tmpfs /tmp tmpfs nodev,nosuid,mode=1777 0 0 tmpfs /run tmpfs nodev,nosuid,mode=0755 0 0 /dev/mmcblk0p3 /var/lib/kvmd/msd ext4 nodev,nosuid,noexec,ro,errors=remount-ro,data=journal,X-kvmd.otgmsd-root=/var/lib/kvmd/msd,X-kvmd.otgmsd-user=kvmd 0 0 ```