Could be the 32GB ones might be 4GB but they might not.
This seems like a deliberate hack at the manufacturing stage as I don't believe even updating the firmware changes anything.
It must be blown into the PROM that is part of the Flash Memory controller chip from what I have read.
When you use the chkflsh util see that value you get if you try to set a small (7MB) partition, I was getting some simply huge figure (obviously as a result of the hacked chip) and thats how I came to discover it was only necessary to make one FAT32 partition.
Just check in Windows My Computer right click the Removable Drive and see what it says as Properties, should be the size you set in chkflsh, eg 1.8GB or 3.8GB or whatever. Seems it will work OK so long as the figure does not exceed the actual available physical memory.
Whoever did this was damn clever, I just wish they would use their brains for good instead of sheer greed which is what drives this.
Of course people will see what they think is a bargain and lap it up, who would not? Its just a pity ebay choose to turn a blind eye.
I wonder what the response from the Hong Kong Trade and Industry Ministry will be after I wrote them pointing out HK traders selling fake goods on ebay? Will they too turn blind eyes?
I wonder.
ian
