Current status of SanDisk USB Drives on FC3

Robin Laing Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Thu Feb 24 21:35:55 UTC 2005


Marc Schwartz wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 13:30 -0700, Robin Laing wrote:
> 
>>Marc Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>>Robin Laing wrote:
>>>
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>>I think I ran into a problem with the Sandisk 1G usb stick and it was 
>>>>due to the file system on the disk.  I ran into one type.  On further 
>>>>searching the stick had to be reformatted and a new file system added 
>>>>to work with Linux.  It was in the owners manual that I got from the 
>>>>WWW site.  Full step by step procedures.
>>>>
>>>>I use a 1Gig Lexar Jumpdrive that I had to remake the file system 
>>>>before it would work.
>>>>
>>>>I have a pdf manual for a USB 2.0 Flash Drive and it gives the same 
>>>>details.
>>>
>>>
>>>Robin,
>>>
>>>I looked at the SanDisk web site and perhaps I am going blind, but other 
>>>than regular product literature, I could not locate the tech manual.
>>>
>>>Do you have the URL?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>Marc
>>>
>>
>>I don't know if the manual I have is for Sandisk or not.  There is no 
>>product identified in any of the text.
>>
>>If Sandisk does the same, the file system isn't a default format.
>>
>>I will send you the file that I have.
> 
> 
> 
> Got it! Thanks Robin!
> 
> Marc
> 

I asked and found the brand name of the memstick for the manual I sent 
you and found that it is Apacer.

http://www.apacer.com/

Steno series upto 4Gb

http://www.apacer.com/apacer_english/product_html/handy_steno_ht203.asp

As it states, you have to change the file system.

-- 
Robin Laing




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