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On Friday 04 Jan 2013 17:32:14 Paul Hartman wrote: |
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> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > Is there some cryptic hdparm command I could run on it to reset it? I |
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> > mean, it's bricked as is anyway, so it can't get *much* worse. |
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> "hdparm -z /dev/sdX" will force kernel to re-read the partition table, |
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> which should be the same that happens when you plug it in, but maybe |
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> it'll help... I had a SD card that I had to issue that command every |
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> time I plugged it in, the first read always failed. |
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> Otherwise, Transcend have a recovery utility (for Windows) that claims |
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> it can recover some dead flash drives. Might be worth a try if you |
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> have access to Windows box or a virtual machine: |
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> http://www.transcend-info.com/Products/online_recovery_2.asp |
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> Good luck. |
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Thank you Paul! It seems that I'm running out of luck. |
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I tried the transcend tool, which failed to detect the drive, as well as any |
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hdparm command I could think of to reset/restore the darn thing. I think its |
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condition is terminal. :-( |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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