On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Mick <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there some cryptic hdparm command I could run on it to reset it? I mean, > it's bricked as is anyway, so it can't get *much* worse.
"hdparm -z /dev/sdX" will force kernel to re-read the partition table, which should be the same that happens when you plug it in, but maybe it'll help... I had a SD card that I had to issue that command every time I plugged it in, the first read always failed. Otherwise, Transcend have a recovery utility (for Windows) that claims it can recover some dead flash drives. Might be worth a try if you have access to Windows box or a virtual machine: http://www.transcend-info.com/Products/online_recovery_2.asp Good luck.
