[nmglug] weird memory card behavior

[Rob Haag]

I can hear them cheering in the streets... "Hurray, the flash memory lives
on!"  Just kidding, here is that tool...I just put it at my host, that'll
give it something to do for a change :) http://clysto.com/HPFormatTool.zip Let
me know if there are any issues with the file, here is the md5
hash 949d1f5a1b9a6c4c645e43798d3611b4  HPFormatTool.zip



On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 1:25 AM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com> wrote:

> **
> That would be a good tool to have Rob, even though it was a different and
> very simple issue.
>
>
> On 02/09/2012 11:18 PM, Rob Haag wrote:
>
> Also, if you have access to a windows box (and the camera is not
> formatting it for you) HP has a tool for formatting flash memory. This link
> pops up first in a google search
> http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-127-hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool...but
> I always keep a copy too, if you want I can put it up in my dropbox for
> download (so you could avoid jumping through hoops for a free tool), but
> typically if I find myself using that tool I also find myself throwing a
> 'bad' card away quite soon, to avoid wasting time on it. As Nick says, they
> go bad. The good part is that it's a bit easier to toss bad flash devices
> now that they are so cheap :)
>
>  Rob H
>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Nick Frost <nickf at frostitute.com> wrote:
>
>> On Feb 9, 2012, at 10:48 PM, Rob Haag wrote:
>>
>> > Check this out
>> http://activerain.com/blogsview/1239207/memory-card-is-locked-error-message,
>> this is what has given me the same situation...if the camera won't write to
>> it then this is the thing to check first. The switch sometimes gets
>> activated taking the card in/out of a device.
>> >
>> > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:42 AM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com>
>> wrote:
>> > It is fat32 according to disk utility and I can't alter it in anyway
>> without getting a "read-only" error. I tried with GParted and disk utility.
>> In disk utility I get the read-only or "the daemon is inhibited". I cannot
>> format it in the camera without getting the read-only message.
>>
>>  As Nick P. suggested…..if the write-protect tab on the SD card is not
>> the culprit the card will likely have to be formatted in the camera once
>> the pictures have been downloaded.   The problem with accessing SD cards
>> directly (via a reader as opposed to the camera being attached to the
>> computer via USB) is that if a write occurs the file system can be altered
>> or damaged causing problems. Cameras usually use FAT16 or 32 but they are
>> not what I would call "normal" FAT16/32 file systems if one looks at them
>> with a disk editor. I've seen this (SD card file system problems after
>> direct access) many times. Usually I recover the photos with PhotoRec
>> (CGSecurity) on the nearest Linux box and re-format the SD card in the
>> camera…..and if that doesn't work it's usually the SD that's gone bad and
>> replacement has solved the issue.
>>
>> -Nick
>> ---------------------------------------
>> Nicholas S. Frost
>> 7 Avenida Vista Grande #325
>> Santa Fe, NM  87508
>> nickf at frostitute.com
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