-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 4/11/2013 6:00 PM, Jan Alexander Steffens wrote:
It's possible the drive just can't be used for anything but what SanDisk intended (and support will just tell you that "Linux is not supported by SanDisk.") Trying to manipulate the MBR or any other sector outside the main data partition immediately causes the drive to shut down, maybe to protect its functionality. At least I believe that's what I'm seeing here.
This clearly falls within the range of 'gotta be something idiotic', just different from what I expected. My guess is you've nailed it. I guess I'll head back to Best Buy for a different brand. Thanks! - -- David Benfell <benfell@parts-unknown.org> <dbenfell@saybrook.edu> See https://parts-unknown.org/node/2 for GnuPG (the attachment you don't understand) information. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJRZ2rCAAoJELJhbl/uPb4SVJMP/3Rd5lylXYJK+5tLYRuXv6ET qa0r28OOP2BfSsPFkhxcjCh2lLH2TcXkDhKKTHr+FQMjXSrQbRMaxOU1IdHq4mHP eITleXo5Sr/TWi8StBK1XdZxW6+HRxhnoMh5t1JN633dAgyykC1iEQ2RUl6/Tp2f uBcc6rYpaJMVlyzzzYYORe1VlsfrrjcT8EapouIbs0tFJ7nrkfJjzECWQo+RcfaR 0mEyQ9xUkmQHs8n/uc6HCFamO9R7iqnehnYTmGWmNkrCMPDIZAl3m5UqMCit8wAX 6/K46YqaU55S4WTmT67CkkEk7ois+XnUufJZ1KDr6FvQXJM9wtfc/V56DdDMQEb2 zo1oGXY+roRFs5t5J4F7xgvCSROxyqgIkuQk/xyTamGSrK5Ki7l8kp6JJgQ0P4NW 5C2axjxGnhMpTLrhN3o+JZXqvC66oWIzidj5qx6TrMjLrTmTMjtoLjt8QFNjEsw8 +Pry5oG29H6jeis5oRSFmWCUjW1C1QvrTPc4h/6OaKqcYXim/YVI45R5PYNROddA P4OAh88KMOiZv5DzK7zoIuc4taC8zfnSiQ20zPcnWvXfWT0lgVM1Hu27UmkZggvm 2XnB5Lhcy/uRtkVQYavPzfKNu1Fe6zb/RiFXaDgRY+IiIo46CejWhq2JF+HGyBGa QQ/+jInU586+bTHkfniH =9vmY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----