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Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive)

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MrTallyman wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:40:37 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
> <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> MrTallyman wrote:
>>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:34:10 -0400, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2012, MrTallyman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:01:57 +0200, Christoph Schmees
>>>>> <cjws@nurfuerspam.de> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Am 24.07.2012 00:40, schrieb The Natural Philosopher:
>>>>>>> ray wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:03:22 -0700, James Moe wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 07/21/2012 06:40 PM, Ignoramus22200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> The problem is that, after every couple of months, the Flash
>>>>>>>>>> drives
>>>>>>>>>> crap out and need to be replaced.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What does "crap out" mean?
>>>>>>>>> Have you tried re-formatting the SD card?
>>>>>>>> Good point. A complete format on the computer might revive it.
>>>>>>> Or even on the camera
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> *better* on the camera!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Christoph
>>>>>  I do not waste the camera's battery on anything but photos.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are plenty of powered devices out there (computers) that can do
>>>>> the job.
>>>>>
>>>> And yet, in the digital photography newsgroup, many seem to swear that 
>>>> formattig in the camera is the only way to go. I don't know whether it's 
>>>> folk myth or some reality, but they sure believe it.
>>>>
>>>>    Michael
>>>   There is no hardware in the world that performs a FAT format on a flash
>>> stick differently than any other.  Some sticks even "take over".
>>> Definitely myth.
>> Ok
> 
>  No, your FUD is NOT "OK".
> 
>> them what the camera means by 'format' is 'format and install  a 
>> custom special system of files'
> 
>   A FAT format IS the FILE SYSTEM on the thing, idiot!
> 
That's why I said 'system of files' and not a FILE SYSTEM, dork,

The camera installs some directories and some special files as well.

You need to take a course in courtesy and remedial english.


>   SO, IF all they do is add directory trees, and that is all they can do,
> there is no reason you cannot create the structure yourself.
> 

Assuming that the file system is indeed 100% compatible with what your 
computer thinks a files system ought to be.

>> Its obvious you have never seen or used e.g. a Nikon DSLR.
> 
>   Your powers of deduction are just about as juvenile as your grasp of
> file systems.

You are so far from the truth its risible.

I have WRITTEN CODE to create file systems


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Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Ignoramus22200 <ignoramus22200@NOSPAM.22200.invalid> - 2012-07-21 20:40 -0500
  Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2012-07-22 02:07 +0000
  Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2012-07-22 00:37 -0400
    Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Ignoramus2844 <ignoramus2844@NOSPAM.2844.invalid> - 2012-07-22 08:51 -0500
      Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2012-07-22 19:33 +0200
      Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-23 14:38 +0000
    Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-23 14:36 +0000
  Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Vic RR Garcia <VicGar007@at-gmail.dot.com> - 2012-07-22 06:35 -0400
    Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) MrTallyman <MrTallyman@BananaCountersRUs.org> - 2012-07-22 05:17 -0700
    Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Ignoramus2844 <ignoramus2844@NOSPAM.2844.invalid> - 2012-07-22 08:53 -0500
      Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2012-07-22 21:26 +0200
      Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Roy Strachan-12 <rdstrac@shaw.ca> - 2012-07-23 15:32 +0000
  Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) TheGlimmerMan <justaglimmer@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> - 2012-07-22 04:37 -0700
  Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) James Moe <jimoeDESPAM@sohnen-moe.com> - 2012-07-23 11:03 -0700
    Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) ray <ray@zianet.com> - 2012-07-23 20:28 +0000
      Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-23 23:40 +0100
        Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Christoph Schmees <cjws@nurfuerspam.de> - 2012-07-24 13:01 +0200
          Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) MrTallyman <MrTallyman@BananaCountersRUs.org> - 2012-07-24 05:45 -0700
            Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-07-24 09:34 -0400
              Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2012-07-24 18:13 -0400
              Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) MrTallyman <MrTallyman@BananaCountersRUs.org> - 2012-07-24 17:55 -0700
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-25 07:40 +0100
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) MrTallyman <MrTallyman@BananaCountersRUs.org> - 2012-07-25 01:21 -0700
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-25 10:20 +0100
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) MrTallyman <MrTallyman@BananaCountersRUs.org> - 2012-07-25 05:05 -0700
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@wizardstower> - 2012-07-25 07:24 -0500
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-25 18:37 +0100
            Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-24 16:20 +0100
              Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Vic RR Garcia <VicGar007@at-gmail.dot.com> - 2012-07-24 20:45 -0400
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) MrTallyman <MrTallyman@BananaCountersRUs.org> - 2012-07-24 18:08 -0700
              Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) MrTallyman <MrTallyman@BananaCountersRUs.org> - 2012-07-24 18:00 -0700
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-25 07:43 +0100
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) MrTallyman <MrTallyman@BananaCountersRUs.org> - 2012-07-25 01:34 -0700
                Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2012-07-25 18:24 +0000
          Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) ray <ray@zianet.com> - 2012-07-25 15:14 +0000
            Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-25 18:38 +0100
  Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2012-07-24 12:53 +0000
    Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-24 16:20 +0100
      Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2012-07-24 15:31 +0000
        Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-07-24 12:27 -0400
  Re: Wear leveling for the poor? (FAT filesystem on Flash drive) "dennis@home" <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> - 2012-07-31 09:47 +0100

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