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Re: Formatting second partition on USB flash disk



On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 10:53:57PM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> Am 2005-03-11 13:51:04, schrieb Andreas Rippl:
> 
> > I remember having similar problems, though not how I exactly solved
> > them. First try ejecting the device and reconnecting. In this way, the
> > partition table gets re-read. If that doesn't help, a good guess is to
> 
> Note, that you need to unload the "usb-storage"
> module because it cache the disk options.
Brain to Andreas: Got you there, hehehe.
Andreas to brain: Here comes the next beer, I'll drown you!!!

Your suggestion makes sense, but that leads to another question:
When I change the partition table on a IDE disk, would unloading
the ide_disk module remove the need to reboot?

Maybe I shouldn't take it any further before I make a total fool out of
myself. Don't drink'n'think...
> 
> > Hth,
> 
> Greetings
> Michelle
> 
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