Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive
On Monday, November 28, 2016 12:14:15 AM PYST Doug wrote: > On 11/27/2016 05:11 PM, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Sunday, November 27, 2016 03:02:19 PM Brad Rogers wrote: > >> f3 is in the Debian repos. > > > > For anybody that goes looking for it, it is apparently a "current" package > > for Jessie and Sid, but it is in backports for Wheezy. > > > > https://packages.debian.org/wheezy-backports/f3 > > There are also a number of rpm versions in rpmfind. I installed one, but > I will have to make a PATH to it--the system can't find it. > > --doug apropos f3 f3brew (1) - help developers to infer how fake drives work f3fix (1)- edit the partition table of a fake flash drive f3probe (1) - probe a block device for counterfeit flash memory f3read (1) - test real flash memory capacity f3write (1) - test real flash memory capacity kdiff3 (1) - compares two or three input files or directories HTH
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive
On 11/27/2016 05:11 PM, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, November 27, 2016 03:02:19 PM Brad Rogers wrote: f3 is in the Debian repos. For anybody that goes looking for it, it is apparently a "current" package for Jessie and Sid, but it is in backports for Wheezy. https://packages.debian.org/wheezy-backports/f3 There are also a number of rpm versions in rpmfind. I installed one, but I will have to make a PATH to it--the system can't find it. --doug
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive
On Sunday, November 27, 2016 03:02:19 PM Brad Rogers wrote: > f3 is in the Debian repos. For anybody that goes looking for it, it is apparently a "current" package for Jessie and Sid, but it is in backports for Wheezy. https://packages.debian.org/wheezy-backports/f3
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive
On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 19:43:52 -0600 Doug wrote: Hello Doug, >That's a very old page. Does any reader know of an up-to-date Linux >program that serves this purpose? f3 is in the Debian repos. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" You're not so safe in the safety of your room Nasty - The Damned pgpJg1foa8FM6.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive
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
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive
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 ;/
Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive (was: Error message from GParted...)
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/ -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
