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Re: Formatting an SD card

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On 2016-01-16, Jim Price <d1version@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 16/01/16 20:44, Huge wrote:
>> Due to a dodgy USB cable, I've managed to corrupt an SD card such that I
>> can't recover it. I use a USB card reader to access SD cards from my Mint
>> 17 box, but the dodgy cable means that it's created a bunch of files with
>> weird names that I can't delete - indeed even if I try it switches the
>> device into read-only mode and I have to dismount & remount it to get
>> it back to read-write. If I try and format it with disk utility, the
>> utility just hangs. If I try and format it with gparted, it says "Scanning
>> /dev/sdc1" for ever.
>>
>> Any suggestions? I'm going to try and format it under OS/X and Windows
>> next.
>
> Fill it with zeros using dd, put a new partition table on it with 
> gparted then try and format it.

Nice idea - I shall file that away for next time, thanks!


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Formatting an SD card Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-16 20:44 +0000
  Re: Formatting an SD card Chris Whelan <cawhelan@prejudicentlworld.com> - 2016-01-16 21:31 +0000
    Re: Formatting an SD card Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-16 21:34 +0000
    Re: Formatting an SD card Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-16 22:54 +0000
  Re: Formatting an SD card Jim Price <d1version@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-16 22:08 +0000
    Re: Formatting an SD card Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-16 22:55 +0000
  Re: Formatting an SD card Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-01-17 14:04 +0000
    Re: Formatting an SD card Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-17 16:40 +0000
      Re: Formatting an SD card Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-01-18 12:06 +0000
        Re: Formatting an SD card Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-18 12:39 +0000
          Re: Formatting an SD card Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-01-20 15:50 +0000
            Re: Formatting an SD card Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-20 17:16 +0000
  Re: Formatting an SD card The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-28 17:38 +0000
    Re: Formatting an SD card Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-28 18:00 +0000

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