How do I apply the 'force flag' when formatting my USB3 Stick?

[Shabakthanai]

Using the USB3 stick to install K18.04LTS, while formatting I got the following instruction and do not know how to perform the task, " org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.gi._glib.GError: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 707, in _message_cb
retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
File "/usr/share/usb-creator/usb-creator-helper", line 237, in Format
part.call_set_type_sync('0x0c', no_options, None)
gi._glib.GError: GDBus.Errorrg.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error setting partition flags on /dev/sdf2: Command-line `sfdisk --change-id "/dev/sdf" 2 0x0c' exited with non-zero exit status 1:
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdf'! The util sfdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.


Use the --force flag to overrule this check.


how do I apply this command? Shab

[GreyGeek]

Assuming you burned the ISO onto the USB stick using Etcher, which always verifies what it burned with the ISO file itself.

BUT, do you know that your ISO file is good? In other words, did you checksum the ISO to verify its contents before you burned it with Etcher?

After you burned it did you unmount it and not simply pull it out of the slot?

[Shabakthanai]

I have been away while etcher was included and do not have any understanding of the term.

I don't have memory that goes to the time I may have verified the ISO or not. I do not remember whether I unmounted it or not, but probably not. Can the flash drive be recovered if I made an error? I have other drives that give the same error message. I believe the ISO's worked, though. I installed OS's using them.

Thanks to the forum, I am having some restoration of my personal memory. Perhaps my mind is rebooting I hope I can recover the memory sticks too, they were expensive, as I recall.

Assuming you burned the ISO onto the USB stick using Etcher, which always verifies what it burned with the ISO file itself.

BUT, do you know that your ISO file is good? In other words, did you checksum the ISO to verify its contents before you burned it with Etcher?

After you burned it did you unmount it and not simply pull it out of the slot?

[Shabakthanai]

Am I mistaken in understanding that using the 'force flag' can restore the format of the stick? If this is a commandline task, will you give me the code, so I can copy and paste it in my terminal. It is a better way to assure that I do not make mistakes. Shab

Assuming you burned the ISO onto the USB stick using Etcher, which always verifies what it burned with the ISO file itself.

BUT, do you know that your ISO file is good? In other words, did you checksum the ISO to verify its contents before you burned it with Etcher?

After you burned it did you unmount it and not simply pull it out of the slot?