How to make USB writable ?

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How I can make USB writable ?

root@pve:~# mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb -o umask=000

root@pve:~# ls -l /mnt/
total 20
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 3 15:08 config
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 3 15:08 export
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Mar 3 14:17 images
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 8192 Dec 30 2015 usb

I tried few things , it is still read-only
 
How I can make USB writable ?

root@pve:~# mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb -o umask=000

root@pve:~# ls -l /mnt/
total 20
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 3 15:08 config
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 3 15:08 export
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Mar 3 14:17 images
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 8192 Dec 30 2015 usb

I tried few things , it is still read-only
Hi,
what kind of filesytem is on the usb?
Code:
mount | grep /mnt/usb
does an chmod help?
Code:
chmod 775 /mnt/usb
Udo
 
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Chmod doesn't help

root@pve:~# chmod 775 /mnt/usb/
chmod: changing permissions of ‘/mnt/usb/’: Read-only file system
root@pve:~# mount | grep /mnt/usb/
root@pve:~#
 

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