[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error " wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory"

I am unable to mount the SDcard and when i try to format it, the following error is shown: Error wiping device: Command-line `wipefs -a "/dev/sdb"' exited with non-zero exit status 1: wipefs: error: /dev/sdb: probing initialization failed (udisks-error-quark, 0) what can be the solution? i

[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error " wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory"

I am facing same problem. Have attached a snapshot of error message. ** Attachment added: "Selection_049.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/1442840/+attachment/4531553/+files/Selection_049.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error " wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory"

I think I read somewhere, that manually invoking the failed command allows the user to proceed. In the case of the original problem report this would be the following command: wipefs -a /dev/sdb1 Make sure you pass the correct partition to this command, or you will lose data on whatever

[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error " wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory"

Same problem here. Is there a workaround? This is preventing me from installing bios updates, starting fresh from a new ubuntu version, etc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1442840

[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error " wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory"

Still exists in Ubuntu 15.10. Not a duplicate of 1294877. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1294877 Error erasing device: Unknown or unsupported erase type `' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1294877 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1294877 I have this too since the upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1442840

[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1294877 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1294877 Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1294877 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1294877 It appears to be a known bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /usb-creator/+bug/1294877 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1294877 Error erasing device: Unknown or unsupported

[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory

@nemith, what's the disk layout of your usbstick before you erase it with usb-creator? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1442840 Title: Erase disk fails with error wipefs: error:

[Bug 1442840] Re: Erase disk fails with error wipefs: error: /dev/sdb1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory

/dev/sdb1 does exist. Could be a race condition. $ ls /dev/sdb* /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1442840 Title: Erase disk fails with error wipefs: error: