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# Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | ||
# Open a terminal window and type <code>watch lsblk</code>. | # Open a terminal window and type <code>watch lsblk</code>. | ||
# Insert the SD card and watch for a new device appearing in lsblk. | # Insert the SD card and watch for a new device appearing in lsblk. |
Revision as of 20:08, 9 April 2023
This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32.
This page is for Linux users only. If you are not on Linux, check out the Windows or Mac pages.
Instructions
Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer. |
The commands in this guide are case-sensitive. Enter them exactly as written, or there may be unintended consequences. |
- Make sure your SD card is not inserted
- Open a terminal window and type
watch lsblk
. - Insert the SD card and watch for a new device appearing in lsblk.
- Observe the output for the new device. It should match something like this:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT mmcblk0 179:0 0 3,8G 0 disk └─mmcblk0p1 179:1 0 3,7G 0 part /run/media/user/FFFF-FFFF
- Take note of the name of the device that now appears. In our example above, it was
mmcblk0p1
- If
RO
is set to 1, make sure the lock switch is not slid down
- If
- Hit CTRL + C to exit the menu
- Type
sudo fdisk /dev/<device name>
- Enter
t
and then enter0c
- Enter
a
and thenp
- observe the output, and make sure the device is now formatted correctly. - If there are no issues, enter
w
- this will save changes and exit the fdisk prompt. - Type
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/<device name> -s 64
to reformat the new partition.- If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change 64 to
128
- If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change 64 to
- Type
sudo eject /dev/<device name>
, then remove and reinsert the SD card. - Copy your data back onto the SD card.