From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Resetting USB flash
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 11:32:14 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAEH5T2OWQgcmavZ=p_6Mdb5vfdrnap=FVHn0AN_DO74JG9bntA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201301041718.38230.michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there some cryptic hdparm command I could run on it to reset it? I mean,
> it's bricked as is anyway, so it can't get *much* worse.
"hdparm -z /dev/sdX" will force kernel to re-read the partition table,
which should be the same that happens when you plug it in, but maybe
it'll help... I had a SD card that I had to issue that command every
time I plugged it in, the first read always failed.
Otherwise, Transcend have a recovery utility (for Windows) that claims
it can recover some dead flash drives. Might be worth a try if you
have access to Windows box or a virtual machine:
http://www.transcend-info.com/Products/online_recovery_2.asp
Good luck.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-01-04 17:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-01-04 16:32 [gentoo-user] [OT] Resetting USB flash Mick
2013-01-04 16:48 ` Michael Mol
2013-01-04 17:18 ` Mick
2013-01-04 17:32 ` Paul Hartman [this message]
2013-01-04 19:13 ` Mick
2013-01-04 18:43 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2013-01-04 19:16 ` Mick
2013-01-04 20:27 ` Walter Dnes
2013-01-04 23:56 ` Mick
2013-01-05 2:26 ` Walter Dnes
2013-01-05 10:05 ` Mick
2013-01-07 3:13 ` Walter Dnes
2013-01-07 6:44 ` Mick
2013-01-04 19:12 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2013-01-04 19:29 ` Mick
2013-01-04 22:31 ` [gentoo-user] " Alan McKinnon
2013-01-04 23:59 ` Mick
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