Michael, I'm pretty shaky with this myself, but I'll share what I've gleaned so far:
The tool you will need (on Ubuntu) is GParted. It's part of the default LiveCD, but seems not to be present on a standard desktop install -- if you don't have it you'll have to "sudo apt-get install gparted" in a terminal shell or use Synaptic to get the package. Once you run GParted, you'll probably be first shown the partitions on one of your hard disks. Use the Device menu over to the right of the window to select your USB drive instead. You now have two options: Easiest is to choose the Create Partition Table option from the Device menu (on the GParted pulldown menus), and follow the prompts. This will remove any and all data and create your new table. Alternatively: On the main display, select the existing USB drive partition (if there is one, which is likely -- probably formatted as FAT32). Then, making sure the correct partition is now highlighted, press the "Delete" option button on GParted's main toolbar. Now (the drive table will be marked as "Unallocated") you can press the "New" toolbar button and create your new partition table. Finally, press the "Apply" button to effect these changes. best of luck, Andre. On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Snoopstaa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > DarrenS, > > Could you advise how to create a partition table on a usb key? > > I'm moving over from Vista, cause its giving me the shits, so I'm new to > Ubuntu. > > Steps in either Windows or Ubuntu would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Michael > > -- > usb-creator crashed with AttributeError in install_bootloader() > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277865 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug. > -- amc -- usb-creator crashed with AttributeError in install_bootloader() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277865 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
