On Tue, 20 Jan 2009, Grissiom wrote: > > The warning doesn't show up unless the device has an odd number of > > sectors. Most devices have an even number of sectors, so they never > > trigger the warning. In principle I would expect _all_ USB flash > > devices to have an even number of sectors; that's why I'm surprised > > the SanDisk key doesn't. > > Hmm, I see. So maybe the SanDisk key is a fake one or just a hardware bug? ;( I don't know. But it's an interesting observation. I haven't encountered any other flash devices with an odd number of sectors. > And, is there any possibilities that print just a message like "Your > USB disk has an odd number of sectors." instead of a threatening call > trace? I have no technique but I think it will be better. It's just my > own opinion.;) That message is going to be removed entirely. I'll get rid of it in a couple of weeks, say, the beginning of February. It's hard to say which kernel release will first show the change; maybe -rc4 or -rc5. Alan Stern -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
