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    Crazy question - but the USB disk doesn't have a read-only switch on it does it?
    – ed.
    Commented Sep 20, 2011 at 17:53
  • I have the same problem with cfdisk.
    – dhill
    Commented Jun 29, 2012 at 9:40
  • Not sure, try running partprobe /dev/sdc
    – deppfx
    Commented Jul 26, 2012 at 8:24
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    please be more specific is it a flash drive or a real usb hdd? some flash drives are not capible of being partitioned. there are 2 modes in which a flash drive can be built. the way the firmware is written its either treated like a hdd or a special usb mass media device.
    – Kendrick
    Commented Aug 21, 2012 at 1:09