XPost: aus.computers, alt.os.linux.debian
From: none@not.here
Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> In alt.os.linux.debian Felix wrote:
>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>> In aus.computers Felix wrote:
>>>> Paul wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 8/17/2025 10:09 PM, Felix wrote:
>>>>>> yes, USB sticks are the best option for convenient data storage.
>>>>> The charge is estimated to stay on the floating gates for ten years.
>>>>>
>>>>> What kind of Reed Solomon error corrector is used in a USB stick ?
>>>>>
>>>>> SSDs have much better handling of the media than a USB stick does.
>>> Last time I used a USB memory stick the other week it failed on me.
>>> It was a 16GB one that I hadn't used for many years.
>> was it a brand name?
> Not really, "Shintaro". Seems Big W etc. still sell things from that
> brand, but not familiar to me.
They made optical media, as I recall
> The USB vendor ID is for "Alcor Micro
> Corp.", but the dodgy Chinese manufacturers sometimes just lie with
> that info.
>
> Anyway hardly the first example I've seen. Sometimes when the stick
> isn't recognised at all it can just be the clock crystal that's
> failed. In fact it looks the same as the 4GB memory stick at the
> top of the photo on this page about fixing sticks by replacing the
> crystal:
> http://infar.be/index.php?/archives/1002-My-experiences-with-U
B-FLASH-drive-drive-repair.html
interesting
> The way this one died makes me think the flash chip or controller
> are more likely at fault though, because the files in the one
> directory that survived seemed to read back OK which is unlikely
> if it was a fault with the crystal messing up communication with
> the PC. I guess it could be intermittent though.
>
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