Comments on: Linux format external USB hard disk Partition

By: OhHenree

OhHenree — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:54:36 +0000

After a lot of deliberation I am finally getting off the procrastination and trying to migrate away from the MS arena; but even though the Linux crowd defend it so, I find the obscurity just as dark as windows. Upon reading this post I see other new users have run into the same problem I have and the time I have spent, together with the multiple Linux books leaves me still in the dark. Why is it so difficult to buy a sata drive, plug it into a usb port and set it up? Linux does not even detect it, or at least say “there’s something out there” – nothing. So I have to format it in the system I want to leave and then bring it to Linux just so it will acknowledge it. Oh and the wireless is just as difficult, WPA-personal allows for 16 characters in the text box to set it up, damn and my network was using 31 characters, break out the CAT5 and run the extensions down all the hallways “Its back to yesterdays technology!” – great.

By: charlie maaere

charlie maaere — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:37:50 +0000

hey guys, to format a USB, Flash drive in Linux there is graphical tool created check this link https://sourceforge.net/projects/cha-formatter enjoy!

By: Blerim

Blerim — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:06:46 +0000

Hi,can someone tell me how to install two OS (first Linux is installed) now Windows,but my laptop dosnt have DVD-ROM?

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:09:25 +0000

Hi, I am a first time user on Ubuntu Linux and I am trying to format my USB Flash Drive. I am able to fdisk and type the format command mkfs.xxx /dev/sdb1 but then I get a long list of commands to choose from. I have no idae which one to choose. All I really want to do is format my USB, I want everything off.

Please help. I honestly am lost.

Thank you

By: Vadim Motorine

Vadim Motorine — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:39:47 +0000

Thanks a lot. It indeed works.

By: Allen

Allen — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:32:30 +0000

I have installed USB drive and created a single partition for data only. Everything seems to be working except my ability to move a file to the partition with a file name. Then I need the ability to extract that file or any file on the partition for the purpose of edit, then move back.

By: kasi

kasi — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:49:32 +0000

I had a usb drive it was detecting under linux and windows ,but after some time it was not detected under windows, now i want to format the usb under knopix linux

By: lewis lipkin

lewis lipkin — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:46:36 +0000

Have you received any replies to your query?
If so can you pass on the solution.
TIA

Lew Lipkin

By: Dan Saint-Andre

Dan Saint-Andre — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:40:20 +0000

I have a usb drive without any partitions. Win-doze sees a drive but will not partition same. Linux sees the connect, but /dev/sdXX never gets created. Maybe it comes and goes, but there is nothing I can find.

How do you access an empty hard drive out on a usb port?

By: norman

norman — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:31:42 +0000

I have put ubuntu onto a hard drive and would like to know if I could format it so I can use windows xp
most obliged
Norman