abarbarian Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 The easiest way to identify USB drive names is to use the “fdisk” command with a “-l” option for listing. >> fdisk -l The “lsusb” command in order to list the USB devices on your machine. >> lsusb To find out your USB stick or flash drive name under Linux, run: >> lsblk To find mountpoints and filesystems on Linux, you can use the findmnt command. >> findmnt /dev/sdb2 TARGET SOURCE FSTYPE OPTIONS /run/media/bloodaxe/Steam-D /dev/sdb2 ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,errors=rem To test and detect bad sector in USB flash memory or pen drive, run: This will destroy all data on the drive and you will have to reinstall a file system on the drive afterward with something like gparted # badblocks -w -s /dev/sdX an example You can see that "badblocks" has run one "pattern" and has started another. If left to run "badblocks" will keep on running different "patterns" until you stop the process. In my first run through I let "badblocks" run through four different patterns before I stopped the process. I have no idea how many patterns it would have continued to run and did not wait to see as each pattern took 15 mins to complete on the 8 GB usb stick. Looks like my usb passed with no errors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 (edited) f3 - Fight Flash Fraud Quote f3 is a simple tool that tests flash cards capacity and performance to see if they live up to claimed specifications. It fills the device with pseudorandom data and then checks if it returns the same on reading. F3 stands for Fight Flash Fraud, or Fight Fake Flash. An excellent guide to "f3" can be found here, https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-check-the-physical-health-of-a-usb-stick-flash-drive/ Arch has a AUR package https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/f3 Quote Testing performance with f3read/f3write Use these two programs in this order. f3write will write large files to your mounted disk and f3read will check if the flash disk contains exactly the written files: An example Quick capacity tests with f3probe on Linux If you believe you have bought a fake flash drive, try the following Linux commands. The f3probe command is the fastest drive test and suitable for large disks because it only writes what’s necessary to test the drive. It operates directly on the (unmounted) block device and needs to be run as a privileged user (be careful with device names again as --destructive option deletes all data): An example Looks like my 8 GB usb drive is still in good shape All the test done above were on a Arch linux os with the AUR package of f3. So my commands for f3 were, f3probe f3read f3write You will note that the article above uses a mixture of "f3read" and "./f3read" I have no idea why. Also on my Arch " ./f3read " etc did not work. ./f3probe ./f3fix ./f3read f3read Edited April 15 by abarbarian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 3 hours ago, abarbarian said: The “lsusb” command in order to list the USB devices on your machine. Oooh, YAY! vtel57@ericsbane07~:$ lsusb Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 007 Device 002: ID 046d:c338 Logitech, Inc. Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0181 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 058f:6254 Alcor Micro Corp. USB Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Oooh, YAY! Glad you found it useful This is mine Put brain in gear before pressing enter17:12:10-->Sat Apr 15-->~ -->lsusb Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f3:0103 Elan Microelectronics Corp. ActiveJet K-2024 Multimedia Keyboard Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045b:0210 Hitachi, Ltd Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0951:1642 Kingston Technology DT101 G2 Bus 001 Device 005: ID 28de:1142 Valve Software Wireless Steam Controller Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1532:0083 Razer USA, Ltd RC30-0315, Gaming Mouse [Basilisk X HyperSpeed] Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 045b:0209 Hitachi, Ltd Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Might as well add mine too 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Not too exciting, but here's mine: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 HOT DARN! Aren't we havin' some FUN! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 On 4/15/2023 at 5:38 PM, V.T. Eric Layton said: HOT DARN! Aren't we havin' some FUN! It's kinda like we're all at the online Linux Seniors Center. What time does BINGO start? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, wa4chq said: It's kinda like we're all at the online Linux Seniors Center. What time does BINGO start? Nah, that would be lspci Sorry, off torpic.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 This is unbelievable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abarbarian Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Would someone pass me a glass of whatever you guys are on zorin@zorin:~$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 07) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor PCIe Controller (x16) (rev 07) 00:01.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor PCIe Controller (x8) (rev 07) 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 31) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 31) 00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Q170/Q150/B150/H170/H110/Z170/CM236 Chipset SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] (rev 31) 00:1b.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #17 (rev f1) 00:1b.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #19 (rev f1) 00:1b.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #20 (rev f1) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev f1) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev f1) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #5 (rev f1) 00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Z170 Chipset LPC/eSPI Controller (rev 31) 00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Power Management Controller (rev 31) 00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller (rev 31) 00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family SMBus (rev 31) 00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V (rev 31) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070] (rev a1) 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1) 02:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Device 1cc1:8201 (rev 03) 05:00.0 SATA controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1062 Serial ATA Controller (rev 02) 08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2400 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 10) 09:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Alpine Ridge 4C 2015] 0a:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Alpine Ridge 4C 2015] 0a:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Alpine Ridge 4C 2015] 0a:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Alpine Ridge 4C 2015] 0a:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation DSL6540 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Alpine Ridge 4C 2015] 26:00.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation DSL6540 USB 3.1 Controller [Alpine Ridge] 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 root@ericsbane07/home/vtel57:# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 Northbridge only single slot PCI-e GFX Hydra part (rev 02) 00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port B) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port D) 00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port E) 00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port F) 00:07.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port G) 00:09.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port H) 00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx1 port A) 00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 40) 00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller 00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller 00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 42) 00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller (rev 40) 00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40) 00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller (rev 40) 00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (rev 40) 00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller 00:15.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) 00:16.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:16.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF106 [GeForce GTS 450] (rev a1) 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF106 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1) 02:00.0 USB controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 03) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03) 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03) 07:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 03) 07:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 03) 08:06.0 Modem: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 (rev 02) 08:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) 09:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 02) 09:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 02) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 2 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: root@ericsbane07/home/vtel57:# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 Northbridge only single slot PCI-e GFX Hydra part (rev 02) 00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port B) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port D) 00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port E) 00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port F) 00:07.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port G) 00:09.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port H) 00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx1 port A) 00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 40) 00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller 00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller 00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 42) 00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller (rev 40) 00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40) 00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller (rev 40) 00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (rev 40) 00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller 00:15.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) 00:16.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller 00:16.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF106 [GeForce GTS 450] (rev a1) 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF106 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1) 02:00.0 USB controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 03) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03) 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03) 07:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 03) 07:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 03) 08:06.0 Modem: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 (rev 02) 08:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) 09:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 02) 09:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 02) I don't see Jack! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Jack who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) 43 minutes ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Jack who? Edited April 18 by wa4chq 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Ah... that Jack. One in hand at the moment, actually. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 10 minutes ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Ah... that Jack. One in hand at the moment, actually. I'm about ready to pour a cold PBR. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 did not know about findmnt . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 13 hours ago, crp said: did not know about findmnt . That's a new one for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. ~Ecclesiastes ch. 1; verse 9 (KJV)* *My favorite bible verse. It says it all. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 On 4/18/2023 at 1:44 PM, wa4chq said: This is unbelievable... It is a pretty neat trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 5 hours ago, abarbarian said: It is a pretty neat trick. Mine was unbelievable cuz it was a trick! I sorta went overboard with GIMP. Here's the real output... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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