USB booting :: pendrive install ruined my usb key

I can't get any Linux based machine to even recognize that I have this USB key in the USB socket. WinXP Pro is the only thing that will acknowledge that it exists, but will still not access it.

I think it was a defective unit or possibly very poor quality and the stress involved in trying to install DSL drove it over the edge. If I hadn't thrown the receipt away, I would take it back to Wal-Mart for a refund. As it is, I don't figure it a very big loss.

What I need to do, is order a key from the DSL store with DSL pre-installed.

Thanks, Jeff

// Try to update the firmware in your damaged drive.



The pilot light comes on. A windows based system will see it but will not access it. Debian, DSL, & Mepis will not recognize it at all.

Jeff