GParted 0.3.3 Libparted 1.7.1 Create Primary Partition #1 (ext3, 111.79 GB) on /dev/sdb 00:00 ( ERROR ) create empty partition 00:00 ( SUCCES ) path: /dev/sdb1 start: 63 end: 234436544 size: 234436482 (111.79 GB) set partitiontype on /dev/sdb1 00:00 ( SUCCES ) new partitiontype: ext3 create new ext3 filesystem 00:00 ( ERROR ) mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1 mke2fs 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007) Could not stat /dev/sdb1 --- No such file or directory The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly? libparted messages ( INFO ) Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition /dev/sdb1 -- Device or resource busy. This means Linux won't know about any changes you made to /dev/sdb1 until you reboot -- so you shouldn't mount it or use it in any way before rebooting. The kernel was unable to re-read the partition table on /dev/sdb (Device or resource busy). This means Linux won't know anything about the modifications you made until you reboot. You should reboot your computer before doing anything with /dev/sdb. Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition /dev/sdb1 -- Device or resource busy. This means Linux won't know about any changes you made to /dev/sdb1 until you reboot -- so you shouldn't mount it or use it in any way before rebooting. The kernel was unable to re-read the partition table on /dev/sdb (Device or resource busy). This means Linux won't know anything about the modifications you made until you reboot. You should reboot your computer before doing anything with /dev/sdb. ========================================