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Description of problem: There's a lot of fake flash out there. It'd be useful to incorporate the abbreviated test that GNOME Multiwriter is using. https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2015/01/28/detecting-fake-flash/ In terms of UI/UX, the options seem to be: a. Always first do the test before writing the image. b. Only do the test if image verification fails. c. Offer the user a toggle to test the flash first. d. Offer the user a separate feature to test the flash, decoupled from image writing. I think maybe option b? That's the easiest to incorporate and requires UI only to present the user an explanation for the image verification failure: i.e. Image verification failed. This tool has determined the device's reported capacity is incorrect, i.e. it is likely counterfeit."
Hello, this is a good suggestion. However I don't think I'll have enough time to invest in implementing this in near future. So far, I think just having a media check after writing the image is enough. As it always goes with opensource, patches welcome! If anybody steps up to implement this, I agree with you Chris that option B would probably be best. Option A doesn't seem bad either.