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| From | Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive |
| Date | 2016-11-27 20:50 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <sIdCx-es-11@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <sHTXb-4el-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <sI3MR-2o2-7@gated-at.bofh.it> <sI6rn-46U-7@gated-at.bofh.it> <sIabE-6uR-19@gated-at.bofh.it> <sIbr3-7ko-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
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On 11/27/2016 11:28 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 11/27/2016 10:07 AM, Felix Miata wrote: >> Richard Owlett composed on 2016-11-27 07:02 (UTC-0500): >> >> ... >>> It may be an interesting exercise, before first use of a brand >>> new flash drive, to examine it via Gparted and "wipefs >>> /dev/sdX"... >> >> I first test that the claimed capacity is valid: >> https://fightflashfraud.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/h2testw-gold-standard-in-detecting-fake-capacity-flash/ >> >> > > Thank you. The page was interesting reading. It got me thinking. > I haven't done any significant programming since CPU's heated > buildings with 12AX7's ;/ > That's a very old page. Does any reader know of an up-to-date Linux program that serves this purpose? --doug
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Error message from GParted, means what? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-26 23:50 +0100
Re: Error message from GParted, means what? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-11-27 10:20 +0100
Re: Error message from GParted, means what? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-27 13:10 +0100
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive (was: Error message from GParted...) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-11-27 17:10 +0100
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-27 18:30 +0100
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2016-11-27 20:50 +0100
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-11-27 21:10 +0100
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-11-28 00:20 +0100
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2016-11-28 01:20 +0100
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2016-11-28 10:30 +0100
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