#1 2016-07-20 17:10:18

righN

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Registered: 2016-06-08

Posts: 41

Can't format my SD Card?

Hello, somehow I can't format my SD Card it just shows

Libparted Bug Found! 

Input/output error during write on /dev/sdb

I don't know what to do, can it be that my SD Card adapter is corrupted?

Horizon_Brave

Operating System: Linux-Nettrix

Registered: 2015-10-18

Posts: 1,473

Re: Can't format my SD Card?

We'll probably need a bit more info than that. What are you trying to do? What are you using to format (aka what program)
What hardware are you using to do the formatting, is it a laptop?  When you plug in the card, can you access the filesystem on it?

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Head_on_a_Stick

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Registered: 2015-09-29

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Re: Can't format my SD Card?

@OP: Try this:

sudo parted -a optimal /dev/sdb mklabel msdos

https://askubuntu.com/questions/555686/ … -usb-drive

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righN

Member

Registered: 2016-06-08

Posts: 41

Re: Can't format my SD Card?

We'll probably need a bit more info than that. What are you trying to do? What are you using to format (aka what program)
What hardware are you using to do the formatting, is it a laptop?  When you plug in the card, can you access the filesystem on it?

I'm trying to format my SD Card.... I'm using GParted, yes it's a laptop. I could before trying delete the patrition.

xaos52

The Good Doctor

From: Planet of the @pes

Registered: 2015-09-30

Posts: 695

Re: Can't format my SD Card?

Maybe it worked the first time because there was no partition table on the device at that time.
And maybe there is one now, and you just need to delete the existing partition(s) and create a new one?
We can't know because you are not saying.
Use

sudo gparted --list /dev/sdb

to see what is on the device.
Then use 'man parted' for the commands and options appropriate for the action you want to take.