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[ubuntu] can someone help me formatting my usb stick

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http://ubuntuforums.org – blackout@roman:~$ sudo fdisk -l [sudo] password for blackout: Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60022480896 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7297 cylinders, total 117231408 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000390c6 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 2048 117229567 58613760 83 Linux Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 7964 MB, 7964983296 bytes 4 heads, 16 sectors/track, 243072 cylinders, total 15556608 sectors (Hardware)

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