libParted error: the driver descriptor says the physical block size is 2048 bytes, but Linux says it is 512 bytes

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I am trying to format my SSD and every time I open GParted, it says "the driver descriptor says the physical block size is 2048 bytes, but Linux says it is 512 bytes". I followed the method listed at GParted physical block size error and similar methods using DD but they did not work and I still get the warning. How do I fix this?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 15 '18 at 15:16

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I had the same problem. And this method helped me out....

Open the terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t) and type in the following command:

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdZZZ bs=2048 count=32 && sync

Replace ZZZ with the correct letter, given to your removable device. For example /sdb

edited Dec 15 '18 at 15:16

slava

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answered Dec 15 '18 at 13:16

gloschtla

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libParted error: the driver descriptor says the physical block size is 2048 bytes, but Linux says it is 512 bytes

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