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  • "I'm trying to use this USB image to write another USB image to it" – So you have booted from the USB and want to write zeros to the very same USB? Commented Dec 17, 2021 at 17:35
  • @KamilMaciorowski Correct
    – bumbread
    Commented Dec 17, 2021 at 17:40
  • Did you boot anew after you pre-maturely ejected the USB? Or did you boot, ejected and re-inserted? Commented Dec 17, 2021 at 17:43
  • I ejected it while writing a file to it. I don't remember exactly, but I can't think of any other scenario where such an error could occur. I do remember pulling out a USB while mounted though.
    – bumbread
    Commented Dec 17, 2021 at 17:52
  • [sdb] Write Protect is on that pretty much indicates it's bricked. There might be a slim chance that you can unbrick it by using some utility that toggles the SCSI Write Protect bit, but I doubt you can succeed anyway.
    – Tom Yan
    Commented Dec 18, 2021 at 10:01