Damn... 8GB dead
Paul
paul at nlpagan.net
Sat Dec 27 15:33:01 CET 2008
> I do not know if it is the case, but I just saw an interesting message
> on linux-kernel from H. Peter Anvin:
>
> > I have seen flash cards die permanently from having a partition table it
> > didn't like written to it. Yes, the microcontroller on the flash card
> > tried to interpret the partition table, assumed to be MS-DOS style, and
> > would crash.
>
The ultimate weird thing I just found out is: as long as I use the card
in the FR, I can partition it anew. I now put one 8GB ext3 partition on
it, and that works. As long as the card stays in the FR.
Fascinating. At least it's not entirely dead. :o)
Interesting article, though. Thanks for sharing that!
Paul
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