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Erase

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=4k && sync

Create Partition Table

sudo fdisk /dev/sdb

Then press lettero to create a new empty DOS partition table.

Create a new partition

  • Press letter n to add a new partition. You will be prompted for the size of the partition. Making a primary partition when prompted, if you are not sure.
  • Then press letter w to write table to disk and exit.

Format new partition

See what is your new partition with a command lsblk In my case it is /dev/sdb1

sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1
sudo eject /dev/sdb
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