SD Card

HOWTO: Partition And Format
Put the SD Card in a USB adapter and then into the computer.

Check which partition it is (which will be the last one listed, in this case /dev/sdb)...

sudo lsblk

NAME  MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda     8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk ├─sda1  8:1    0   100M  0 part ├─sda2  8:2    0 222.5G  0 part ├─sda3  8:3    0  20.1G  0 part ├─sda4  8:4    0     1K  0 part ├─sda5  8:5    0 219.2G  0 part / └─sda6  8:6    0   3.9G  0 part [SWAP] sdb     8:16   1  29.7G  0 disk └─sdb1  8:17   1  29.7G  0 part

Run the command fdisk to delete and create partitions...

sudo fdisk

Delete the existing partition...

Command (m for help): d

Create the new partition...

Command (m for help): n Partition type: p  primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free) e  extended Select (default p): p Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1 First sector (2048-62333951, default 2048): Using default value 2048 Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-62333951, default 62333951):  (PRESS ENTER) Using default value 62333951

Change the partition type to W95 FAT32...

Command (m for help): t Selected partition 1 Hex code (type L to list codes): b Changed system type of partition 1 to b (W95 FAT32)

Write the changes and exit...

Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered!

Check the partition...

sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb

Disk /dev/sdb: 31.9 GB, 31914983424 bytes 32 heads, 32 sectors/track, 60873 cylinders, total 62333952 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot     Start         End      Blocks   Id  System /dev/sdb1           2048    62333951    31165952    b  W95 FAT32

Format the partition... (BE CAREFUL HERE YOU CHOOSE THE CORRECT DISK)

sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1

Take SD Card or USB Adapter out of the computer, and re-insert again.

You will now see the drive in your File Manager software.