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Hew
Asked: 2010-11-10 04:24:25 +0800 CST

Why can't I create a partition table on my USB flash drive using GParted?

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I have a blank USB flash drive I want to put a new filesystem on. If I try adding a new partition it complains "No partition table found on device /dev/sdc". Creating a msdos partition table seems to work correctly, except that when I go to add a new partition it complains with the same error. What am I missing?

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    Trying using Disk Utility in the Administration Menu (command line: palimpsest) instead of gparted. You should be able to create a partition table with it or replace the existing one.

    It's entirely possible they use the same libraries & access routines - if that fails i'd suspect your hardware is faulty.

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  2. You can create it.Open Gparted, right click on allocated space of your USB flash drive and select New.Enter everything as you see in the snapshot below and click add.

    alt text NOTE: Now fill all the fields as you see in the snapshot below and click add. alt text NOTE: Now goto Edit Menu and select Apply All Operations. alt text Now new partition is created.

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  3. Ok, Hew, I too had the same problem when I first got the millenium hard drive enclosure to connect it to the computer via usb port.

    Just follow these steps, and you need to be patient throughout.

    1. Open up GParted and choose your device.
    2. Click on Device > Create New Partition Table.

    3. Click on OK in the dialog window that appears.[NOTE: Do not click apply yet!]

    4. Then Right-click on the unallocated space, Create a new partition of the desired size. (Use all space available, but you can make separate partitions)

    5. When your done sorting out partitions and their sizes, click apply button.

    Thats it. Process Complete.

    All I wanted to say was, do all processes in one go, from the creation of the partition table to partitioning.

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  4. In some cases you may just have a fried stick.

    I have a usb stick that no longer works after using it to install edubuntu with the pendrive utility. gparted and disk utility can't create a partition table, and windows can't read or format it. HP USB disk storage tool and bootice also fail.

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  5. Just make sure you don't create partitions on the disk if you plan to use it on Windows. Windows has a problem with USB sticks having multiple partitions.

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