SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB write protected error

Friends,

I have the same error on my 8 gb cruzer edge and tried 2 format it with windows(7,xp)linux(debian,ubuntu,redhat) and tools like Gparted…, but no use… In linux it can be mounted only as a ‘read only file system’…Wasted so many days trying to fix it…:frowning:

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanking You

Ajith