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On 7/25/11 11:48 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
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cite="mid:CAEo=5Pxm-7QWXsHjNpfF-xZfVOx0rLmYZm5tA-jzeWDBxU=b6Q@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">get another just like it </blockquote>
That was a long shot but achieved WIN nevertheless, at Office Depot
last night. At least they're superficially the same; disassembly
will tell. <br>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CAEo=5Pxm-7QWXsHjNpfF-xZfVOx0rLmYZm5tA-jzeWDBxU=b6Q@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">and move the data chips over with a SMD resoldering
rig.<br>
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Turns out there are techniques and goodies that make this do-able
without highly specialized tools; YouTube is full of
demonstrations. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Jeff
Hubbs <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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padding-left: 1ex;">Got a thumb drive here whose existence
doesn't even get acknowledged by<br>
Windows or OS X - plug it into Linux and I see the likes of:<br>
<br>
[3640680.025026] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: GetStatus
roothub.portstatus [0]<br>
= 0x00100103 PRSC PPS PES CCS<br>
[3640680.076032] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using
ohci_hcd and<br>
address 10<br>
[3640680.077079] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: urb ffff880076850180
path 1<br>
ep0out 5ec20000 cc 5 --> status -62<br>
[3640680.278077] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: urb ffff880076850180
path 1<br>
ep0out 5ec20000 cc 5 --> status -62<br>
[3640680.479042] usb 1-1: device not accepting address 10,
error -62<br>
[3640680.541034] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: GetStatus
roothub.portstatus [0]<br>
= 0x00100103 PRSC PPS PES CCS<br>
[3640680.592032] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using
ohci_hcd and<br>
address 11<br>
[3640680.593068] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: urb ffff880076850180
path 1<br>
ep0out 5ec20000 cc 5 --> status -62<br>
[3640680.794066] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: urb ffff880076850180
path 1<br>
ep0out 5ec20000 cc 5 --> status -62<br>
[3640680.995049] usb 1-1: device not accepting address 11,
error -62<br>
[3640680.995081] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device
on port 1<br>
[3640680.995092] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 2 chg 0000 evt
0002<br>
<br>
I know this suggests a bad controller chip - the LED on the
thumb drive<br>
never comes on. I've tried taking it out of its enclosure,
pressing<br>
down on all the little SMD components, plugging it in while
flexing the<br>
PC board this way and that - no change.<br>
<br>
I've got a quote of $200-1000 from a place that wouldn't be
able to<br>
unsolder/resolder SMD chips locally (which makes me think it
wouldn't be<br>
any $200 when all is said and done) - anyone know any other
options?<br>
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James P. Kinney III<br>
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to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can
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