-----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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <dbenfell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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-----