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| {{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}} | | {{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}} |
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| {{warning|The commands in this guide are case-sensitive. Enter them exactly as written, or there may be unintended consequences.}}<tabber> | | {{warning|The commands in this guide are case-sensitive. Enter them exactly as written, or there may be unintended consequences.}} |
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| |-|fdisk= | | |-|fdisk= |
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| # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | | # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted |
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| # If there are no issues, enter <code>w</code> - this will save changes and exit the fdisk prompt | | # If there are no issues, enter <code>w</code> - this will save changes and exit the fdisk prompt |
| # Type <code>sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/<device name>1 -s 64</code> to reformat the new partition | | # Type <code>sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/<device name>1 -s 64</code> to reformat the new partition |
| #* If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change </code>64</code> to <code>128</code> | | #* If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change <code>64</code> to <code>128</code> |
| # 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 |
| </span> | | </span> |
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| |-|cfdisk= | | |-|cfdisk= |
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| # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | | # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted |
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| # Choose the <code>New</code> option, keep partition size at the recommended size, and choose primary partition type | | # Choose the <code>New</code> option, keep partition size at the recommended size, and choose primary partition type |
| # Choose the <code>Type</code> option, scroll up until you see <code>b W95 FAT32</code> and select it | | # Choose the <code>Type</code> option, scroll up until you see <code>b W95 FAT32</code> and select it |
| # Finally, choose the <code>Write</code> option. '''This will overwrite any existing data. You have been warned.''' | | # Finally, choose the <code>Write</code> option. |
| # Choose the <code>Quit</code> option | | # Choose the <code>Quit</code> option |
| # 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 |
| </span> | | </span> |
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| |-|parted= | | |-|parted= |
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| # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted | | # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted |
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| # Install the <code>parted</code> and <code>dosfstools</code> packages using your package manager of choice | | # Install the <code>parted</code> and <code>dosfstools</code> packages using your package manager of choice |
| # Type <code>sudo parted /dev/<device name> mklabel msdos</code> | | # Type <code>sudo parted /dev/<device name> mklabel msdos</code> |
| # Type <code>sudo parted -a opt /dev/<device name> mkpart primary fat32 0% 100% | | # Type <code>sudo parted -a opt /dev/<device name> mkpart primary fat32 0% 100%</code> |
| # 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. |
| </span> | | </span> |
| </tabber> | | </tabber> |
| # Make sure your SD card is '''not''' inserted
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| # Open a terminal window and type <code>watch lsblk</code>.
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| # Insert the SD card and watch for a new device appearing in lsblk.
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| # Observe the output for the new device. It should match something like this: {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|
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| NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
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| mmcblk0 179:0 0 3,8G 0 disk
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| └─mmcblk0p1 179:1 0 3,7G 0 part /run/media/user/FFFF-FFFF
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| # Take note of the name of the device that now appears. In our example above, it was <code>mmcblk0p1</code>
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| #* If <code>RO</code> is set to 1, make sure the lock switch is not slid down
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| # Hit CTRL + C to exit the menu
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| # Type <code>sudo fdisk /dev/<device name></code>
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| # Enter <code>t</code> and then enter <code>0c</code>
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| # Enter <code>a</code> and then <code>p</code> - observe the output, and make sure the device is now formatted correctly.
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| # If there are no issues, enter <code>w</code> - this will save changes and exit the fdisk prompt.
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| # Type <code>sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/<device name>1 -s 64</code> to reformat the new partition.
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| #* If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change </code>64</code> to <code>128</code>
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| # Type <code>sudo eject /dev/<device name></code>, then remove and reinsert the SD card.
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| # Copy your data back onto the SD card.
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| {{hg imported|Guide_3DS}} | | {{hg imported|Guide_3DS}} |
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| [[Category:General guides]] | | [[Category:General guides]] |
