Ubuntu :: Any Way To Format Dead USB
Feb 12, 2010
I have a dead usb and I want to format it. It is not detected in ubuntu. But in disk utility as 0.0KB unrecognized. In gparted it is not shown.
ouput of fdisk -l
Code:
vishnu@vishnu-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for vishnu:
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x68000000 .....
/dev/sdb is entire device, not just one partition!
Proceed anyway? (y,n) y
mkfs.ext3: Device size reported to be zero. Invalid partition specified, or partition table wasn't reread after running fdisk, due to a modified partition being busy and in use. You may need to reboot to re-read your partition table.
How can I format it?
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[Code]...
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