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1. ienaridens Ubuntu users

   getting crazy tryng to format a micro sd card with !Ubuntu please suggest me some way to force it!!

   Thursday, 30-Dec-10 14:27:48 UTC from web
   • Aaron Toponce Ubuntu users

     @ienaridens your lack of detail on what you're actually doing doesn't help. !ubuntu

     Thursday, 30-Dec-10 14:39:10 UTC
   • Michał Andrzej Woźniak

     @ienaridens right-click on the device icon on the desktop -> format device (or somesuch)

     Thursday, 30-Dec-10 14:43:50 UTC
   • ienaridens Aaron Toponce , Michał Andrzej Woźniak

     @rysiek @eightyeight yep eighty you're right! I already tried rysiek method but it doesn't work...i need an app to format in low-level maybe

     Thursday, 30-Dec-10 15:06:34 UTC
   • Aaron Toponce

     @ienaridens you're still not providing any details on what you're trying to do. format with #ext4? #fat32? #ntfs? zero out? what?

     Thursday, 30-Dec-10 15:10:03 UTC
   • ienaridens Aaron Toponce

     @eightyeight trying to format with #fat32 through an usb-adapter. nautilus doesn't work, gettin' a strange error message. maybe damaged

     Thursday, 30-Dec-10 15:12:33 UTC
   • Aaron Toponce

     @ienaridens mkdosfs(8) is your friend. ツ

     Thursday, 30-Dec-10 15:41:01 UTC
   • Doug Penner

     @ienaridens All else fails, try gparted (just make SURE you are formatting the card, NOT your harddrive!!!)

     Thursday, 30-Dec-10 17:34:32 UTC
   • ienaridens Doug Penner

     @darwinsurvivor gparted fails too! it sees the device only if mounted (so not formatable)

     Saturday, 01-Jan-11 22:37:27 UTC
   • ienaridens Aaron Toponce

     @eightyeight mkdosfs give this: "cannot open the device"

     Saturday, 01-Jan-11 22:40:40 UTC