USB not found in GParted
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My Ubuntu 16.04 is unable to recognize and format a usb drive. Below are things I tried:
- When I try opening disks, it does show a "Generic USB Flash Disk" as
/dev/sdb, but all options (including Format Partition), except for Edit Mount Options, are grayed out. - GParted does not recognize the device (
/dev/sdb) at all.
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdbreturnsNo medium found
Any idea?
usb gparted
edited Jan 4 '17 at 12:38
Zanna
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My Ubuntu 16.04 is unable to recognize and format a usb drive. Below are things I tried:
- When I try opening disks, it does show a "Generic USB Flash Disk" as
/dev/sdb, but all options (including Format Partition), except for Edit Mount Options, are grayed out. - GParted does not recognize the device (
/dev/sdb) at all.
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdbreturnsNo medium found
Any idea?
usb gparted
edited Jan 4 '17 at 12:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Jul 24 '16 at 13:10
tuanh118tuanh118
62
try to see it by fdisk command
– Sinoosh
Jul 24 '16 at 13:20
Try zeroing it out first withdd.
– Android Dev
Jul 24 '16 at 14:54
Is it mounted?gpartedwill not alter mounted devices. Trysudo umount /dev/sdbfirst.
– waltinator
Jul 24 '16 at 15:20
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After inserting the USB drive, you might open a terminal, enter the dmesg command and scan the tail end of the output to see if dmesg reports anything unusual.
– Curtis Gedak
Jul 26 '16 at 14:55
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What's the output oflsusbandls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb*?
– David Foerster
Jan 4 '17 at 12:37
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My Ubuntu 16.04 is unable to recognize and format a usb drive. Below are things I tried:
- When I try opening disks, it does show a "Generic USB Flash Disk" as
/dev/sdb, but all options (including Format Partition), except for Edit Mount Options, are grayed out. - GParted does not recognize the device (
/dev/sdb) at all.
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdbreturnsNo medium found
Any idea?
usb gparted
edited Jan 4 '17 at 12:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Jul 24 '16 at 13:10
tuanh118tuanh118
62
My Ubuntu 16.04 is unable to recognize and format a usb drive. Below are things I tried:
- When I try opening disks, it does show a "Generic USB Flash Disk" as
/dev/sdb, but all options (including Format Partition), except for Edit Mount Options, are grayed out. - GParted does not recognize the device (
/dev/sdb) at all.
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdbreturnsNo medium found
Any idea?
usb gparted
usb gparted
edited Jan 4 '17 at 12:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Jul 24 '16 at 13:10
tuanh118tuanh118
62
edited Jan 4 '17 at 12:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Jul 24 '16 at 13:10
tuanh118tuanh118
62
edited Jan 4 '17 at 12:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
edited Jan 4 '17 at 12:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
edited Jan 4 '17 at 12:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
51.1k13138242
asked Jul 24 '16 at 13:10
tuanh118tuanh118
62
asked Jul 24 '16 at 13:10
tuanh118tuanh118
62
asked Jul 24 '16 at 13:10
tuanh118tuanh118
62
62
try to see it by fdisk command
– Sinoosh
Jul 24 '16 at 13:20
Try zeroing it out first withdd.
– Android Dev
Jul 24 '16 at 14:54
Is it mounted?gpartedwill not alter mounted devices. Trysudo umount /dev/sdbfirst.
– waltinator
Jul 24 '16 at 15:20
1
After inserting the USB drive, you might open a terminal, enter the dmesg command and scan the tail end of the output to see if dmesg reports anything unusual.
– Curtis Gedak
Jul 26 '16 at 14:55
1
What's the output oflsusbandls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb*?
– David Foerster
Jan 4 '17 at 12:37
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show 5 more comments
try to see it by fdisk command
– Sinoosh
Jul 24 '16 at 13:20
Try zeroing it out first withdd.
– Android Dev
Jul 24 '16 at 14:54
Is it mounted?gpartedwill not alter mounted devices. Trysudo umount /dev/sdbfirst.
– waltinator
Jul 24 '16 at 15:20
1
After inserting the USB drive, you might open a terminal, enter the dmesg command and scan the tail end of the output to see if dmesg reports anything unusual.
– Curtis Gedak
Jul 26 '16 at 14:55
1
What's the output oflsusbandls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb*?
– David Foerster
Jan 4 '17 at 12:37
try to see it by fdisk command
– Sinoosh
Jul 24 '16 at 13:20
try to see it by fdisk command
– Sinoosh
Jul 24 '16 at 13:20
Try zeroing it out first with
dd.– Android Dev
Jul 24 '16 at 14:54
Try zeroing it out first with
dd.– Android Dev
Jul 24 '16 at 14:54
Is it mounted?
gparted will not alter mounted devices. Try sudo umount /dev/sdb first.– waltinator
Jul 24 '16 at 15:20
Is it mounted?
gparted will not alter mounted devices. Try sudo umount /dev/sdb first.– waltinator
Jul 24 '16 at 15:20
1
1
After inserting the USB drive, you might open a terminal, enter the dmesg command and scan the tail end of the output to see if dmesg reports anything unusual.
– Curtis Gedak
Jul 26 '16 at 14:55
After inserting the USB drive, you might open a terminal, enter the dmesg command and scan the tail end of the output to see if dmesg reports anything unusual.
– Curtis Gedak
Jul 26 '16 at 14:55
1
1
What's the output of
lsusb and ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb*?– David Foerster
Jan 4 '17 at 12:37
What's the output of
lsusb and ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb*?– David Foerster
Jan 4 '17 at 12:37
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there is a little menu up to the top right of the Gparted dialog box click it and see if you can switch to the flash drive. It's how I do it
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there is a little menu up to the top right of the Gparted dialog box click it and see if you can switch to the flash drive. It's how I do it
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try to see it by fdisk command
– Sinoosh
Jul 24 '16 at 13:20
Try zeroing it out first with
dd.– Android Dev
Jul 24 '16 at 14:54
Is it mounted?
gpartedwill not alter mounted devices. Trysudo umount /dev/sdbfirst.– waltinator
Jul 24 '16 at 15:20
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After inserting the USB drive, you might open a terminal, enter the dmesg command and scan the tail end of the output to see if dmesg reports anything unusual.
– Curtis Gedak
Jul 26 '16 at 14:55
1
What's the output of
lsusbandls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb*?– David Foerster
Jan 4 '17 at 12:37