From e220abe7b243c3575504791eb513acf74b019868 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Penkowoj Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:59:37 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add answer regarding rMPP filesystem to faqs.rst (#86) Co-authored-by: Nathaniel van Diepen --- src/faqs.rst | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/faqs.rst b/src/faqs.rst index 2d233f9..87f6e14 100644 --- a/src/faqs.rst +++ b/src/faqs.rst @@ -135,8 +135,32 @@ To allow ssh-rsa keys, add the following lines to your :ref:`ssh_config`: PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes +ssh-rsa HostKeyAlgorithms +ssh-rsa - Why would I use SSH over USB instead of wifi? ============================================= SSH over USB on the device is much faster than SSH over wifi. + +Why do some changes not persist on the reMarkable Paper Pro? +============================================================ + +The reMarkable Paper Pro has the root filesystem marked as read only, and certain folders have `overlays `_ where any changes will not persist between reboots. + +To make the root filesystem read-write: + +.. code-block:: shell + + mount -o remount,rw / + +If you need to make a change to a folder that is mounted as an overlay, you can just unmount the overlay. For example: + +.. code-block:: shell + + umount -l /etc + +To see a full list of folders that have an overlay you can run the following command: + +.. code-block:: shell + + mount | grep overlay + +After making your changes and rebooting you should see your changes persist. But the overlay will be back and the filesystem will be read-only again.