* Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Resetting USB flash
@ 2013-01-04 22:31 99% ` Alan McKinnon
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From: Alan McKinnon @ 2013-01-04 22:31 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 16:32:14 +0000
Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was trying to zero out a USB stick and at some point it seems to
> have locked itself up. By that I mean that for all intends and
> purposes I cannot write to it in any conceivable way.
>
> I tried to delete /dev/sdb1 with c/fdisk, the dd zeros
> into /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdb and also the first 512B to delete the
> partition table, but nothing seems to work.
>
> /dev/sdb1 is still there no matter how I try to
> delete/format/overwrite it.
>
> Is there a way of resetting whatever needs resetting in the USB flash
> chip to make it work again?
USB sticks don't last long. When they do that, they are nuked.
They cost about as much as a packet of smokes. Chuck it in the bin, buy
a new one, move on. It's not worth the time to even attempt to fix it.
--
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
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