Once the format is selected, you can create a partition spanning the entire drive by typing: sudo parted -a opt /dev/sda mkpart primary ext4 0% 100% If we check lsblk, we should see the new partition available: lsblk Now when you right-click the USB partition, the ‘Format to’ option will become active. Remember the "Primary" type in the menu of the screenshot that I mentioned earlier?

Click on the "Unmount" option in the menu. Now to create the RAID device select Create software RAID (md) under AVAILABLE DEVICES. So select one of the devices listed in available devices and Add GPT Partition. Next, enter the partition size, then choose the desired Format (ext4) and /boot as mount point. We have selected ntfs in this example. 11.
Creating an Extended Partition is done the same way as creating a Primary partition. HowtoPartition / ExtendedPartition. Click on the filesystem to which you want to format your partition. 10. This operation will be added as a pending operation.

A second menu will appear with filesystems to which you can format the selected partition. In order to apply this operation, click the tick icon from the top bar to apply all operations.

That is the menu in which we select the creation of an Extended Partition: Notice the menu selection in the … Create the /boot partition in a local disk.

And finally, select Create. Screenshot tutorial to show you how to format a USB drive or SD Card in Ubuntu Linux specially when it refuse to get formatted.
Creating An Extended Partition; Creating An Extended Partition . If the partition is mounted, you must unmount it first. If you wish to use the MBR format, type this instead: sudo parted /dev/sda mklabel msdos Create the New Partition. Position your cursor over "Format to:" in the menu. Gparted can also create a ntfs partition or just let the windows boot disk do this Boot from the ubuntu live cd and use gparted to delete the partitions. Click the Format to option and then select a file system you want to use for your USB drive. Contents.