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.
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Robin Laing
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