Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : f3

[Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@gmx.de>]

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Am Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 12:53:42AM -0500 schrieb Philip Webb:
> 250218 Grant Edwards wrote:
> > On 2025-02-18, Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net> wrote:
> >> So both sticks are genuine, as I would expect from that store.
> > Have you tried just doing mkfs.ext4 [options] /dev/sdb?
> > You only want one filesystem, right?  Why bother with a partition table
> > if you don't want to partition the device?
> 
> It had an M$ partition when I bought it.  I replaced that with  4  partitions
> because using a 2/3.2 port took  > 10 h  to write a  256 GB filesystem & fail,
> whereas it took only  2 h 45 m  to write a  64 GB  partition & fail.
> 
> FYI I bought  4  Kingston  128 GB  sticks in 2023 & had no problem with them.
> At that time, the store didn't offer  256 GB  sticks.

BTW, in case you come into this position again that you need mobile storage. 
I recommend an external USB case with an NVMe SSD inside. This may not be as 
compact and not as cheap, but they are much much much faster and prolly 
longer-lasting than any USB “stick”, b/c their flash controllers are more 
sophisticated and the parts of higher fidelity. A not-too-cheap NVMe will do 
fine, as long as it’s TLC, not QLC flash. And when used behind USB, an 
on-board DRAM cache is beneficial if you deal with many small files.

A good metal case with 10 Gbps USB is around 20 bucks, and the older Kioxia 
Exceria G2 with 500 GB and DRAM can be had for 35 € on the Old Continent’s 
market. No idea about Canadian prices though.

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