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> On 4 Jun 2015, at 08:51, Eion MacDonald <eionmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> On 04/06/2015 06:37, Simon Robert wrote: >>> On 4.06.2015 00:56, Eion MacDonald wrote: >>> Dear folk, stupidly I cancelled a half written linux with uNetbootin to >>> a USB key. I find it mounts 'read-only' and GParted will not reformat. >>> Is there a way to recover a usable USB Key from 'read-only' status to >>> read-write status? >>> Any help appreciated. >> I have found that sticking it into a windows box and following the >> prompts for reformatting does the trick, afterwards you can reformat >> with linux to whatever you like. > > Thanks for this, however > a) Tried this in Windows, but USB shows as 'read only' format option > greyed out > b) Tried similar with Ubuntu create disk using 'erase' option, again > error (lots of detail ) says 'locked read only' > c) GParted gives similar error > d) Tried sudo pharm -r0 /dev/sdb, no fix obtained. shows "0" as result. > It think that it is set to be rad only and appear as a CD with no write > capability. > Any other hints form any one? > If no fix then trashed USB key = learning at a cost. > Thanks Simon for your response. > -- > regards > Eion MacDonald > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq Head the the sandisk website, there's a formatting utility there which i've used to repair several borked units during experiments with dd. it's freeware (as in cost) & runs on windows. I'd find you the link but im on my phone & its a bit fiddly! -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq