Re: Have ext3 on SanDisk CF but can't disable write-back caching as kernel instructs

From: Bernhard Roessmann (roessmann_at_gmx.net)
Date: 07/22/03 

Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:10:53 +0200

Sales for IDE-CF flash drive wrote:

> Just to have fun with it. We took a brand-new 4M CF, write random
> data to it continuously. It crashed (drive not ready) after approx.
> 25,000 write cycles in three days. We will run a few more tests to
> confirm it and post the results later.

Maybe a reformat helps?

There are some differences between CF cards from different vendors, so
please post vendor and exact part information too.

Regards, 

-- 
Bernhard Roessmann
Don't Fear The Penguins!

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