Linux Format Udisk As Ext3 format
Table of Contents
1 show u-disk info
$ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sdb: 7948 MB, 7948206080 bytes 245 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1021 cylinders, total 15523840 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 4096 524287 260096 83 Linux /dev/sdb2 524288 15523839 7499776 83 Linux
there are two partitions. /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdb2
2 format entire u-disk
$ sudo mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb
mke2fs 1.42.9 (4-Feb-2014)
/dev/sdb is entire device, not just one partition!
Proceed anyway? (y,n) y
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
485760 inodes, 1940480 blocks
97024 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=1988100096
60 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
8096 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632
Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (32768 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
3 show format result
$ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sdb: 7948 MB, 7948206080 bytes 245 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1021 cylinders, total 15523840 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 Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table
4 solve "Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table" problem
$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xd1b6e499.
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable.
Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)
Command (m for help): m
Command action
a toggle a bootable flag
b edit bsd disklabel
c toggle the dos compatibility flag
d delete a partition
l list known partition types
m print this menu
n add a new partition
o create a new empty DOS partition table
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
s create a new empty Sun disklabel
t change a partition's system id
u change display/entry units
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
x extra functionality (experts only)
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 (2048-15523839, default 2048):
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-15523839, default 15523839):
Using default value 15523839
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdb: 7948 MB, 7948206080 bytes
245 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1021 cylinders, total 15523840 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: 0xd1b6e499
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 2048 15523839 7760896 83 Linux
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
5 create filesystem for u-disk partion 1 (/dev/sdb1)
$ sudo mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1
6 test format result
$ sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/ $ sudo touch /mnt/aa $ ls /mnt/
aa lost+found