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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Willy Tarreau <willy@w.ods.org>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>, kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Compactflash cards dying?
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 13:53:44 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030203125344.GA480@elf.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030202235759.GA6859@alpha.home.local>

Hi!

> I had this same problem with my very first CF (16 MB) connected to a home-made
> IDE adapter. I quickly discovered that the power wire (+5V) had been cut and
> that the power was driven through the logic signals, which were strong enough
> to let the card work correctly... nearly correctly. Because it got uncorrectable
> defects, detected as bad sectors at IDE level. So may be your adapter is too
> weak. Or may be you also use it in a battery-powered device which has frequent
> power outages ?

I've seen it on sharp zaurus, and same flash had bad problems in
toshiba 4030cdt notebook. Zaurus is PDA but it *does* monitor voltage;
I can't imagine toshiba having problems with power.

								Pavel
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  reply	other threads:[~2003-02-03 19:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-02-02 22:30 Compactflash cards dying? Pavel Machek
2003-02-02 23:57 ` Willy Tarreau
2003-02-03 12:53   ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2003-02-03  0:36 ` Daniel Egger
2003-02-03  2:04   ` Martin K. Petersen
2003-02-03  8:39     ` Jörn Engel
2003-02-03 13:58       ` Martin K. Petersen
2003-02-03  8:50   ` Miquel van Smoorenburg
2003-02-03  7:12 ` Bryan Andersen
2003-02-03 14:08   ` Martin K. Petersen
2003-02-03 14:10     ` Padraig
2003-02-03 14:30       ` John Bradford
2003-02-03 14:25     ` John Bradford
2003-02-03 21:18       ` Bryan Andersen
2003-02-04 20:59       ` Bill Davidsen
2003-02-04 21:07         ` John Bradford
2003-02-03  7:30 ` Andreas Jellinghaus
2003-02-03 12:54   ` Pavel Machek
2003-02-03 23:12     ` David Woodhouse
2003-02-04  3:39       ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-02-04 11:24       ` Pavel Machek
2003-02-04 11:30         ` David Woodhouse
2003-02-04 19:28           ` Pavel Machek
2003-02-03 23:56 ` Roger Larsson
2003-02-04  0:10   ` David Woodhouse
2003-02-04 23:28     ` Pavel Machek
2003-02-04  0:34   ` Andrew McGregor
2003-02-04 23:27   ` Pavel Machek

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