Re: [gentoo-user] is it toast?

2006-03-25 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 05:29:04 +0100, Martin S wrote: I would bet a write-protect switch got flipped. Otherwise, yes, i think you have to replace it. I can't imagine how the other guy could have damaged it from your description of the events though. Neither can I actually. But I've tried

Re: [gentoo-user] is it toast?

2006-03-24 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
Hi, does the stick have a write-protect switch? Mine has - and AFAIR most sticks too. Maybe he switched it? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

RE: [gentoo-user] is it toast?

2006-03-24 Thread Michael Kintzios
-Original Message- From: Hemmann, Volker Armin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 March 2006 10:45 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] is it toast? Hi, does the stick have a write-protect switch? Mine has - and AFAIR most sticks too. Maybe he

Re: [gentoo-user] is it toast?

2006-03-24 Thread Richard Fish
On 3/24/06, Martin S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Haven't had the oppurtunity to look for a switch (haven't seen one though) as it's home and I'm not. But no I can't repartition it as evident from earlier mails in the thread. It's read-only :( I would bet a write-protect switch got flipped.

Re: [gentoo-user] is it toast?

2006-03-24 Thread Roy Wright
Richard Fish wrote: I would bet a write-protect switch got flipped. Otherwise, yes, i think you have to replace it. I can't imagine how the other guy could have damaged it from your description of the events though. -Richard You might want to try it on another computer before giving it

Re: [gentoo-user] is it toast?

2006-03-24 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Friday 24 March 2006 16:23, Martin S wrote: Haven't had the oppurtunity to look for a switch (haven't seen one though) as it's home and I'm not. But no I can't repartition it as evident from earlier mails in the thread. It's read-only :( hm, I am not sure, but it is not possible for some

Re: [gentoo-user] is it toast?

2006-03-24 Thread Martin S
2006/3/24, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I would bet a write-protect switch got flipped.Otherwise, yes, ithink you have to replace it.I can't imagine how the other guy couldhave damaged it from your description of the events though. Neither can I actually.But I've tried it with Windows as well

Re: [gentoo-user] is it toast?

2006-03-23 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 07:03 +0100, Martin S wrote: I lent my USB stick to a guy for a job the other day. Apparently his Win98 box wanted to install drivers for it to work, so he pulled it before Wintendo (anything 2000) could get to doing its stuff. Now I get SuicidalPuppy martoni #

Re: [gentoo-user] is it toast?

2006-03-23 Thread Martin S
2006/3/24, Iain Buchanan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 07:03 +0100, Martin S wrote: I lent my USB stick to a guy for a job the other day. Apparently his Win98 box wanted to install drivers for it to work, so he pulled it before Wintendo (anything 2000) could get to doing its stuff.