f3probe(1)

f3probe1

Probe a block device for counterfeit flash memory

Usage

f3probe [-lnt?V] [-b ORDER] [-s TYPE] [--block-order=ORDER] [--min-memory] [--destructive] [--reset-type=TYPE] [--time-ops] [--help] [--usage] [--version] <DISK_DEV>

Overview

F3 stands for Fight Flash Fraud, or Fight Fake Flash.

f3probe probes a block device for counterfeit flash memory. If counterfeit, f3probe identifies the fake type and real memory size

Warning: THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL.

Options

-b, --block-order=ORDER

Force block size of the drive to 2^ORDER Bytes.

-l, --min-memory

Trade speed for less use of memory.

-n, --destructive

Do not restore blocks of the device after probing it.

-s, --reset-type=TYPE

Reset method to use during the probe.

-t, --time-ops

Time reads, writes, and resets.

-?, --help

Give this help list.

--usage

Give a short usage message.

-V, --version

Print program version.

Releases

Unchanged in 5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch).

  1. 9–13

Author

The F3 was written by Michel Machado <[email protected]>.

This manual page was written by Joao Eriberto Mota Filho <[email protected]> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

From f3 9.0-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.