Mount option hazardous to USB Flash!

[John Wendel]

John Summerfied wrote:
> Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> 
>> Hey all...
>>
>>     I just got BURNed by this (literally).
>>
>>     The hotplug logic for automounting USB flash memory includes the 
>> "sync"
>> option.  If you are using stock USB flash keys/sticks/cards with
>> FAT/VFAT file systems, this will eventually cause the flash to burn up
>> (possibly sooner than later)!
> 
> 
> I recommend reporting this as a bug against hotplug. I think Ubuntu 
> turns off sync for files beyond a particular size; this would be a good 
> start
> 
> It seems to me the issue needs some serious thought and attention. If 
> it's left to users, CF and such will continue to get fried.
> 
> It makes me wonder about getting a bigger SD card for my camera - it 
> presents as a USB disk, not as a camera and so could be subject to the 
> same problems.
> 

Does it help to reformat the device with a different filesystem (like 
ext2) ?

Thanks for the warning.

John