[BozemanLUG] Removing Write Protection from USB

[R. Potter]

you are not making my evening Scott! lol. Yes, it is clear it was 
designed that way. Looks like super block. Can't write zero's to it. I 
am starting to wonder if it is a hardware block or switch that is 
actually encased inside of the outer USB case. It is about the only 
thing at the moment that makes sense. Stupid Dell & Microsoft.

Rob

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 7:25 PM, Scott Dowdle <dowdle at montanalinux.org> 
wrote:
> Rob,
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>>  I have a Windows 10 installer flash drive that I won't to wipe & use
>>  as a flash drive. Windows does not want to allow removal of write
>>  protect. I tried using disk part unsuccessfully. I hear there is a
>>  registry change that could work but that just seems like I would be
>>  working harder than needed.
>> 
>>  So, I have to assume Linux won't give a rat's rear end about MS
>>  protections and could probably do so quicker. So could any of you
>>  point me in the right direction for using Linux to regain the flash
>>  drive? A utility or application or something even simpler?
> 
> It was designed to be read-only and can not be re-written to.  I've 
> run into one of those before.
> 
> TYL,
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