Richard Owlett composed on 2016-11-27 07:02 (UTC-0500): ...
It may be an interesting exercise, before first use of a brand new flash drive, to examine it via Gparted and "wipefs /dev/sdX"...
I first test that the claimed capacity is valid: https://fightflashfraud.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/h2testw-gold-standard-in-detecting-fake-capacity-flash/ -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/