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..., if you write a single block 1,000 times, and the flash only supports 1,000 write cycles, then that block will go bad. Unfortunately, the cheapest USB flash devices that you find in the bargain bin at the checkout counter of the Micro Center tend to use the crappiest flash media possible, and the crappist FTL's. Some even will only have 512MB of flash even though it is advertised as having 8GB of flash, such that if you ever write more than 512MB worth of files on the flash, you will start losing data. (Fortunately most people don't actually use the full capacity of their USB sticks, which...

I think this is really an attempt at user feedback, rather than user discussion. But there's no such thing as a user-feedback mail list. Nevertheless, others may find this pertinent: why doesn't mke2fs handle USB's competently? And if it does, why doesn't it reassure me so? And how can I handle a linux-formatted USB flash drive in the absence of my system giving me any guidance?

...block 1,000 times, and the flash only supports 1,000 write > cycles, then that block will go bad. > > Unfortunately, the cheapest USB flash devices that you find in the > bargain bin at the checkout counter of the Micro Center tend to use > the crappiest flash media possible, and the crappist FTL's. Some even > will only have 512MB of flash even though it is advertised as having > 8GB of flash, such that if you ever write more than 512MB worth of > files on the flash, you will start losing data. (Fortunately most > people don't actually use the full capacity of the...