- 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
, but it could show up assda
orsdb
, if you use a USB adapter- If
RO
is set to 1, make sure the lock switch is not slid down
- If
- Hit CTRL + C to exit the menu
- Install the
fdisk
anddosfstools
packages using your package manager of choice - 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>1 -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
(add cfdisk and parted instructions, not sure if we're adding gparted and kde partition editor yet) |
(will spanners fix this? lets find out) |
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# Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | ||
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# Copy your data back onto the SD card | # Copy your data back onto the SD card | ||
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# Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | ||
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# Type <code>sudo eject /dev/<device name></code>, then remove and reinsert the SD card | # Type <code>sudo eject /dev/<device name></code>, then remove and reinsert the SD card | ||
# Copy your data back onto the SD card | # Copy your data back onto the SD card | ||
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# Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | ||
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Revision as of 02:36, 19 November 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
, but it could show up assda
orsdb
, if you use a USB adapter- If
RO
is set to 1, make sure the lock switch is not slid down
- If
- Hit CTRL + C to exit the menu
- Install the
cfdisk
anddosfstools
packages using your package manager of choice - Type
sudo cfdisk /dev/<device name>
- Choose the
Delete
option and delete any existing partitions - Choose the
New
option, keep partition size at the recommended size, and choose primary partition type - Choose the
Type
option, scroll up until you seeb W95 FAT32
and select it - Finally, choose the
Write
option. This will overwrite any existing data. You have been warned. - Choose the
Quit
option - Type
sudo eject /dev/<device name>
, then remove and reinsert the SD card - Copy your data back onto the SD card
- 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
, but it could show up assda
orsdb
, if you use a USB adapter- If
RO
is set to 1, make sure the lock switch is not slid down
- If
- Hit CTRL + C to exit the menu
- Install the
parted
anddosfstools
packages using your package manager of choice - Type
sudo parted /dev/<device name> mklabel msdos
- Type
sudo parted -a opt /dev/<device name> mkpart primary fat32 0% 100%
- Type
sudo eject /dev/<device name>
, then remove and reinsert the SD card. - Copy your data back onto the SD card.
- 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>1 -s 64
to reformat the new partition.If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change
64 to128
- Type
sudo eject /dev/<device name>
, then remove and reinsert the SD card. - Copy your data back onto the SD card.