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Re: How to "Reset" an USB stick after it has been low-level changed ?

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Subject	Re: How to "Reset" an USB stick after it has been low-level changed ?
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:47:33 GMT, "R.Wieser" <address@not.available>
wrote: 

> John,
> 
>> For Windows (cmdline) there's
>> RemoveDrive
>> Homepage: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/drivetools_e.html
>> he also has a restart
>>
>> Another option:
>> C++ code source for USB device ejecting can be had from
>> http://www.withopf.com/tools/deveject/
> 
> Thanks. I've downloaded the C++ code and will take a peek to see how
> they are dooing it.
> 
>> but I don't think there's restart code in there.
> 
> Maybe I've not used the right term for it..  How else can I partition
> a drive (USB or not), format it and use it directly afterwards without
> needing to restart the OS ?   As some point the OS needs to be made
> ware of the changes ...
> 
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
> 
> 
Sorry I don't know.
I recall DOS's Fdisk required a reboot; I don't know about modern OS's 
(especially EUFI).

I recall that usb device driver installs required a manual "unplug & 
replug" in 2004.


> 



-- 
Bah, and indeed, Humbug.

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How to "Reset" an USB stick after it has been low-level changed ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-03-19 09:25 +0100
  Re: How to "Reset" an USB stick after it has been low-level changed ? "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2021-03-24 14:02 +0000
    Re: How to "Reset" an USB stick after it has been low-level changed ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-03-24 17:47 +0100
      Re: How to "Reset" an USB stick after it has been low-level changed ? "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2021-03-26 12:33 +0000

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