On Thu 18 Aug 2016 at 20:57:33 +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > $ /sbin/fdisk /dev/sdc > ... > Command (m for help): n > Select (default p): p > Partition number (3,4, default 3): 3 > First sector (505856-3915775, default 505856): > Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (505856-3915775, default > 3915775): > > Created a new partition 3 of type 'Linux' and of size 1.6 GiB. > Command (m for help): w > The partition table has been altered. > Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. > Re-reading the partition table failed.: Permission denied
I get exactly this. > (I wonder by what method fdisk tries to read the table and fails) I ignore things I do not understand. > In any case it has worked: As it did for me. > $ /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sdc > ... > Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type > /dev/sdc1 * 0 505855 505856 247M 0 Empty > /dev/sdc2 3900 4731 832 416K ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32) > /dev/sdc3 505856 3915775 3409920 1.6G 83 Linux > > Let's hope the USB stick still boots via BIOS and EFI ... It does. > Next one would mkfs.fat a filesystem onto /dev/sdc2 and copy files to it. Indeed.