andrei@andrei-desktop:~# dmesg | tail [ 2143.440053] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access JetFlash TS1GJFV30 8.07 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [ 2143.464348] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 [ 2143.466113] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] 2002942 512-byte logical blocks: (1.02 GB/977 MiB) [ 2143.466607] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off [ 2143.466610] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00 [ 2143.466612] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through [ 2143.468733] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through [ 2143.468737] sdd: sdd1 [ 2143.476393] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through [ 2143.476398] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk ======================================================================== sudo umount /dev/sdd ======================================================================== a) Format to FAT: sudo mkdosfs -n 'Label' -I /dev/sdd b) Format to EXT3: sudo mkfs.ext3 -n 'Label' -I /dev/sdd