[SOLVED] HowTo: Find the Device Node of a USB Thumb Drive / Memory Stick

[SeaCanary]

I want to completely wipe my thumb drive and reformat it using Kubuntu. The thumb drive has 2 partitions; one is CDFS and the other is FAT32. I can use the Windows Format on the FAT32 partition but not on the CDFS partition. That's why I want to use Kubuntu.

• Will this do it?
  

sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdXXX # replace XXX with the device node

• How do I determine the device node of the respective partitions?
  
  
• How do I combine the partitions?
  

[Snowhog]

Re: Remove CDFS Partition From USB With Kubuntu

The "safest" way to do what you want, would be download and burn a LiveCD of GParted, boot from it, and do your repartioning and reformatting of the USB thumb drive from it.

gparted-live-0.6.2-2.iso

[SeaCanary]

Re: Remove CDFS Partition From USB With Kubuntu

As it turns out, I already have a dual boot system with XP and Kubuntu. But I am confused about the syntax of the commands as I said, above. I'd greatly appreciate at least as answer to the 2nd and 3rd bullet points.

[Snowhog]

Re: Remove CDFS Partition From USB With Kubuntu

With your USB devices plugged in, and in a console, type:

sudo fdisk -l

(a lower case L)

[SeaCanary]

Re: Remove CDFS Partition From USB With Kubuntu

Thank you.

[Snowhog]

Re: [SOLVED] HowTo: Find the Device Node of a USB Thumb Drive / Memory Stick

You're welcome.