flash drive - ntfs

[Roby]

jack wrote:

> I have a 4Gb flash drive that came with a strange part table on it...
> I wanted to flush it and create an ntfs file system on it so that I
> could then go through the tutorial listed here:
> http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_edgy_eft_ntfs_ntfs_3g
> 
> I was able to fdisk this drive and remove the strange part table, and
> changed the fs type to 87 (NTFS volume)...
> But cannot create an ntfs filesystem on it, since all attempts to do so
> return with "device busy"... I've tried unmounting the drive and
> re-mounting, but get the same results.
> 
> Any input here is greatly appreciated.
> 
Unmount it to solve the "device busy" status.  Are you sure 
you want type 87 rather than type 17?

In any case, with the device NOT mounted, try
$ sudo mkfs -t ntfs /dev/sda1
( using the appropriate device name )