Error Calling Fsync2 On /dev/ Input/output Error
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is a question and answer site for Ubuntu users and developers. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The hp usb tool best answers are voted up and rise to the top error formatting pendrive up vote 1 down vote favorite In Ubuntu 12.04 using disk utility while formatting, there was an error Error creating partition table: helper exited with exit code 1: Error calling fsync(2) on /dev/sdc: Input/output error I tried to format even using windows failed and showed up "Windows coudn't format". How can I fix this? error synchronizing after initial wipe: timed out waiting for object (udisks-error-quark, 0) usb-drive format share|improve this question edited Feb 18 '14 at 11:42 Olli 5,07812439 asked Feb 18 '14 at 11:06 bzl 1112 1 Your USB stick is broken. –Olli Feb 18 '14 at 11:42 maybe you could try this sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M count=40 from this thread –Olu Feb 18 '14 at 11:52 1 @OluDoug NO! That will wipe /deb/sdb, not /dev/sdc which is the required device! –Wilf Feb 18 '14 at 11:53 1 That dd command will wipe it as in it will WIPE IT - be careful... The command needed is likely to be sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdc bs=1M count=40. It think this will write zeros to the first 40 bytes of the drive. –Wilf Feb 18 '14 at 11:55 1 alternatively use gparted –Olu Feb 18 '14 at 11:57 | show 1 more comment 1 Answer 1 active oldest votes up vote 1 down vote Using Gparted may of help - install it, open it, and you should be able to reformat the disk once you have unmounted it. You can do this and other options by selecting the drive in the menu at the top right, a
communities company blog Stack Exchange Inbox Reputation and Badges sign up log in tour help Tour Start here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Ask Ubuntu Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Ask Ubuntu is a question and answer site for Ubuntu users and developers. Join them; it http://askubuntu.com/questions/422550/error-formatting-pendrive only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Cannot format 500GB USB HD: cannot create partition table up vote 2 down vote favorite When I use disk utility I get the following error: Error creating partition http://askubuntu.com/questions/103953/cannot-format-500gb-usb-hd-cannot-create-partition-table table: helper exited with exit code 1: Error calling fsync(2) on /dev/sdb: Input/output error gparted also cannot create a partition table. SMART in disk utility runs fine and tells me the hard drive is healthy. I think the HD was used on a windows computer before. Do I need to use a windows computer to fix this? how to use windows to fix: http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/188931en?language=en_US hard-drive format share|improve this question edited Jan 28 '15 at 23:58 asked Feb 13 '12 at 21:16 waspinator 1,40051728 I plugged it into a windows xp computer and was able to create activate it using disk management. –waspinator Feb 14 '12 at 20:33 Can you post a link or more info related to how you fixed it? –KrIsHnA Jan 28 '15 at 11:58 add a comment| 5 Answers 5 active oldest votes up vote 2 down vote It's possible your partition tables have become corrupted this can happen for many reasons but I have a possible solution that may help any
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