From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (woodpecker.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 860A51582EF for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:47:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.gentoo.org (bobolink.gentoo.org [140.211.166.189]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: relay-lists.gentoo.org@gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 729723432DD for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:47:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bobolink.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bobolink.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54EB211047D; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:46:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mp-relay-01.fibernetics.ca (mp-relay-01.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.136]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by bobolink.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 239751103A8 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:46:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailpool-fe-02.fibernetics.ca (mailpool-fe-02.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.145]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mp-relay-01.fibernetics.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0C353E0E1F for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:46:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (mailpool-mx-02.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.141]) by mailpool-fe-02.fibernetics.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0929160CE8 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:46:32 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.1 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1, BAYES_40=-0.001, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, URIBL_BLOCKED=0.001] autolearn=no autolearn_force=no Received: from mailpool-fe-02.fibernetics.ca ([208.85.217.145]) by localhost (mail-mx-02.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.141]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id TCbdqv1seCFC for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:46:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ca.inter.net (ipagstaticip-775be200-4a37-75d6-8e66-9fb1bf5ef423.sdsl.bell.ca [74.15.193.54]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: purslow1@ca.inter.net) by mail.ca.inter.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id AA9F3600BD for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:46:28 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=ca.inter.net; s=mail; t=1739850388; bh=gYBlI9KY1tt2+hXRzsWTGBOQgSLVtkAel2fpa0sjHaY=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=WxKZz0VkQlq8jX5Vh2OHD8qlCp+9srbZCRLxYfI/4ilF5/ZzQhOLnymIOfSShstQz kI38PgEuzUsgDrkYS7Pnw5mytWIAg1nrfVNz9o182JVrBnxc6i3KrI9XifD1fNfxWg iwfqUvbcGYwOqH3uYfq9wVWhZLYy1EptAWYXLKGTrivJ/BlSj0nvh+0xYloHY0fvs+ n6fomR/o1R5AfBmqvksSSRzNieolZd03iIDTwj1z5LB74YRWsxAOR2iBK3yM8j3wyh 6AIEVBmDqXVRijwu7zCrknaUVHgQu81xC/2hD8/w071JOPaw5PwP+kR7f/BKrfjPD/ bcDxeB2hkL8EA== Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:46:26 -0500 From: Philip Webb To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : f3 Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <115993398.nniJfEyVGO@rogueboard> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <115993398.nniJfEyVGO@rogueboard> X-Archives-Salt: 657fd7fc-ee3e-45bf-8918-57f7ad2a0075 X-Archives-Hash: a17d10f1babd61e1ae05551015f6fcc4 250217 Michael wrote: > It is worth mentioning the sys-block/f3 package (Fight Flash Fraud), > which is in Portage and can test a USB flash disk to discover if it is fake. > Besides the slower f3write and f3read, the f3probe command > will only take a few minutes and confirm the available space. Thanks ! -- 'f3write' + 'f3read' refused, as they expect a directory ; 'f3probe' need it to be compiled with 'USE="extra"', but does work : root:705 ~> f3probe /dev/sdb F3 probe 8.0 Copyright (C) 2010 Digirati Internet LTDA. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. WARNING: Probing normally takes from a few seconds to 15 minutes, but it can take longer. Please be patient. Probe finished, recovering blocks... Done Good news: The device `/dev/sdb' is the real thing Device geometry: *Usable* size: 231.05 GB (484540416 blocks) Announced size: 231.05 GB (484540416 blocks) Module: 256.00 GB (2^38 Bytes) Approximate cache size: 0.00 Byte (0 blocks), need-reset=no Physical block size: 512.00 Byte (2^9 Bytes) Probe time: 5'29" root:706 ~> f3probe /dev/sdb F3 probe 8.0 Copyright (C) 2010 Digirati Internet LTDA. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. WARNING: Probing normally takes from a few seconds to 15 minutes, but it can take longer. Please be patient. Probe finished, recovering blocks... Done Good news: The device `/dev/sdb' is the real thing Device geometry: *Usable* size: 231.05 GB (484540416 blocks) Announced size: 231.05 GB (484540416 blocks) Module: 256.00 GB (2^38 Bytes) Approximate cache size: 0.00 Byte (0 blocks), need-reset=no Physical block size: 512.00 Byte (2^9 Bytes) Probe time: 18'47" -- end of output -- That's both sticks : NB the 2nd took 3 times as long. So both sticks are genuine, as I would expect from that store. I plan to try 'gparted' next, instead of 'fdisk' & will send the results when I get them. BTW yes, we do have consumer protection laws in Ontario. I once was able to exchange a defective dictionary at a bookstore : one of the signatures (bindings) was missing & another was repeated, so it was clearly unfit for its purpose & someone somewhere shd have checked. Also, the sticks didn't feel warm after their exercises ; 'glance' is in Gentoo & might help show the details : I'll have a look at it. Thanks for all the interest : there's more yet (smile) ! -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatcadotinterdotnet