diff --git a/data/sarge/sparc/silo.conf b/data/sarge/sparc/silo.conf
index 72fb7da2..6e0954a6 100644
--- a/data/sarge/sparc/silo.conf
+++ b/data/sarge/sparc/silo.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 partition=1
 timeout=600
-read-only
 message=/boot/debian.txt
 default=linux
-append="cdrom devfs=mount"
+append="cdrom devfs=mount rw"
 initrd=/boot/initrd.gz
 root=/dev/rd/0
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 06ca1272..e529dde5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ debian-cd (2.2.18) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - discover has been renamed to discover1
     - On i386, include discover on the CD as well, this is discover verson
       2, and is used with the 2.6 kernel.
+    - Based on user reports, remove the read-only, and pass "rw" to the kernel
+      in silo.conf.
   * Petter Reinholdtsen
     - Regenereated tasks/popularity-contest-sarge based on the current data.
     - Avoid kernel versions 2.4.24 and 2.6.3 on the first i386 CD, as we