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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] deleting virtual cd in usb hard disc
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:26:51
Message-Id: 20100127012555.2ab57c3a@zaphod.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] deleting virtual cd in usb hard disc by luis jure
1 On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:29:53 -0200, luis jure wrote:
2
3 > >> any ideas how i can effectively delete it?
4 > >
5 > >You can't if it is in the drive's firmware.
6 >
7 > i see. if i understand correctly, i'd need a specific tool to overwrite
8 > the firmware. is that correct?
9
10 Why would you want to do that? The virtual CD is not taking up any space
11 on the disk and it is no longer visible on your system once you eject it.
12 Why would you want to risk turning the drive into a brick to get rid of
13 it when it's not really there anyway?
14
15 --
16 Neil Bothwick
17
18 (A)bort (R)etry (S)ell it

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