Subject: kern/9441: Flash card loses data
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <root@ihack.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/17/2000 21:00:44
>Number: 9441
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: Flash card loses data
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Feb 17 21:00:01 2000
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Charles M. Hannum
>Organization:
Internetwork Hacker
>Release: -current as of 20000217
>Environment:
Toshiba Satellite 2550CDT
System: NetBSD lop-nor.ihack.net 1.4T NetBSD 1.4T (LOP-NOR) #39: Thu Feb 17 22:05:07 EST 2000 mycroft@lop-nor.ihack.net:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/LOP-NOR i386
>Description:
When I insert a CompactFlash card (in a PCMCIA->CF adapter) and write
to it, every 64k region that was modified becomes blank a few seconds
later.
>How-To-Repeat:
Write to a flash card.
>Fix:
I suspect this is caused by writing with the wrong Vpp.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: