Messages in this thread | | | From | "H.Rosmanith (Kernel Mailing List)" <> | Subject | Re: usb-storage: how to ruin your hardware(?) | Date | Thu, 28 Aug 2003 04:59:14 +0200 (MET DST) |
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> > With your NVRAM drive, it is likely that the drive parameters > are 'protected' by a partition table. If you overwrite this > partition table, the drive becomes broken. This means that, > whatever you do, you can't modify some important portion > of that table.
the contradiction to this is that the flashdisk can be used in a "partition-less" state where it is possible to use the whole device at one: "mke2fs /dev/sdb". you have to use the vendor formating-tool to make the flashdisk look like an USB_FDD device. but even in USB_HDD mode with partitions, the partitions still look strange, not ending on cylinder boundaries and so on.
oh my. I guess I gonna contact Panram then and of course, thanks for the URL to the USB-snoop utility.
thx h.rosmanith
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