Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265341AbTGHUfK (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Jul 2003 16:35:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267620AbTGHUfK (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Jul 2003 16:35:10 -0400 Received: from smtp-out1.iol.cz ([194.228.2.86]:35480 "EHLO smtp-out1.iol.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265341AbTGHUfG (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Jul 2003 16:35:06 -0400 Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 22:49:31 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: kernel list Subject: compactflash cards dying in < hour? Message-ID: <20030708204931.GA602@elf.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 899 Lines: 24 Hi! I had three diferent CF cards, from two different manufacturers (Apacer and Transcend), and both died *really fast*. Last one (transcend) died in less than 10 minutes: mke2fs, cat /dev/urandom > foo; md5sum foo (few times); cat /dev/urandom > foo and I could no longer do cat /dev/urandom because of disk errors. I know CompactFlash cards are *crap*, but they should not be *so* crappy...?! [I'm testing them from toshiba satellite 4030cdt via Apacer PCMCIA-to-CF adapter and in sharp zaurus]. Are there "known good" 256MB compact flash cards? Pavel -- When do you have a heart between your knees? [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/