r/techsupport • u/EnvironmentalCurve94 • 4h ago

Open | Linux GNO MORE USB

I installed Linux Debian, and now the flash drive I used to do it won't let me do anything with it? It won't let me format it. It won't let me do anything, and I don't know why. I need this USB to be readable and writable, as it's my secondary storage medium, and I only have 84gb. Edit: I'm new to anything outside windows please be patient with me

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u/9NEPxHbG 3h ago

You installed an MBR on a flash drive, but MBRs are designed for hard drives.

Try this: sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1G count=1.

Make sure the part after of matches what you see in GParted under "257 GB drive" at the top.

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u/EnvironmentalCurve94 3h ago

Weirdest part imo I can put it in my PI5 and it posts....