
NOTE
On most Linux host operating systems, SD card will be mounted automatically upon
insertion. Therefore, before running fdisk, please make sure that SD card is
unmounted (via 'sudo umount /dev/sdb').
Type the following parameters (each followed by <ENTER>):
u [switch the unit to sectors instead of cylinders]
d [repeat this until no partition is reported by the 'p' command ]
n [create a new partition]
p [create a primary partition]
1 [the first partition]
16384 [starting at offset sector #16384, i.e. 8MB, which leaves enough space for the kernel, the
boot loader and its configuration data]
<enter> [using the default value will create a partition that spans to the last sector of the
medium]
w [ this writes the partition table to the medium and fdisk exits]
The file system format ext3 or ext4 is a good option for removable media due to the built-in journaling.
Run the following command to format the partition:
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