[Voyage-linux] Flash drive failure

[n schembr]

Ok, I know that usb flash dirves will fail in time.  However, how will they fail.  I've had  4 drives  fail in the same  way,  failed read  from a block.   I think  the block  that  fails is part of the partition table.  The drive just fails.  You can't unmount.  I have been able to use dd to wipe two of the drives and start over. 

what should I try to use to recover the usb flash drive?

If I switch to cf type II cards, will they fail in a better way?

Has any one had voyage fail during a rw session on Usb flash or cf II?

I've never had an issue with voyage on read only systems, but I've  only had  7 months of uptime. 


Nicholas A. Schembri
State College, PA USA