SanDisk Cruzer micro 8Gb and Ubuntu, GNU/Linux

[Shachar Shemesh]

Gabor Szabo wrote:
> I have just bought an 8Gb SanDisk Cruzer Micro (USB 2.0) disk on key.
> I plugged it in my computer, the reassuring red light came on but Ubuntu 8.10
> did not recognize it.
>   
The messages suggest that it did. It assigned sdb to it. Why Ubuntu 
didn't auto mount it is an interesting question, but the drive was 
definitely detected.
> [... some more of these last 4 lines]
>
>   
At least on my SanDisk Cruzer, that was relatively harmless on Linux. On 
Windows, these lines suggest that any time you put the drive in it 
launches the horrible U3 system and starts messing with your files. 
Fortunately, there is a solution. You can download the U3 removal tool 
from the sandisk web site and run it (Windows only, I'm afraid, but I 
managed to get it to work from Virtual box by connecting the DOK 
directly to the windows machine). Once removed, Linux starts treating 
the device as a normal Disk on Key as well. Much recommended.

Shachar