> On the other side of the FTL, in the managed flash cells, reads > do cause degradation, but the FTL is supposed to handle that > as normal operation of the firmware, and automatically recharge > the cells. I found this reference to read errors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory#Read_disturb This card's controller doesn't seem to be doing its job if errors are happening and not being corrected at a fraction of the expected number of cycles With bunniestudios expose in mind, can I trust any card ? I don't want this problem to be apparently fixed by trying other "reputable" cards only to re-appear several months from now Plan B I think it'll have to be. Copy some files to SRAM. Fortunately I have a part-tray of 512k x 8 TSOP Joe ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4306/9326 - Release Date: 03/17/15 --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .