f3fix
Edit the partition table of a fake flash drive.
TLDR
Fill a fake flash drive with a single partition that matches its real capacity
Mark the partition as bootable
Specify the filesystem
SYNOPSIS
f3fix [-bnks?V] [-a SEC-NUM] [-d TYPE] [-f TYPE] [-l SEC-NUM]
[--first-sec=SEC-NUM] [--boot] [--disk-type=TYPE] [--fs-type=TYPE]
[--last-sec=SEC-NUM] [--no-boot] [--list-disk-types]
[--list-fs-types] [--help] [--usage] [--version] <DISK_DEV>
DESCRIPTION
F3 stands for Fight Flash Fraud, or Fight Fake Flash.
f3fix is useful to edit the partition table of a fake flash drive to have a single partition that fully covers the real capacity of the drive.
Warning: THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL.
OPTIONS
- -a, --first-sec=SEC-NUM
-
Sector where the partition starts.
- -b, --boot
-
Mark the partition for boot.
- -d, --disk-type=TYPE
-
Disk type of the partition table.
- -f, --fs-type=TYPE
-
Type of the file system of the partition.
- -l, --last-sec=SEC-NUM
-
Sector where the partition ends.
- -n, --no-boot
-
Do not mark the partition for boot.
- -k, --list-disk-types
-
List all supported disk types.
- -s, --list-fs-types
-
List all supported types of file systems.
- -?, --help
-
Give this help list.
- --usage
-
Give a short usage message.
- -V, --version
-
Print program version.
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
The F3 was written by Michel Machado <michel@digirati.com.br>.
This manual page was written by Joao Eriberto Mota Filho <eriberto@debian.org> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).