[SOLVED] What does this "exit code 3-error" message mean?

[lumox]

Hi,
I tried to initialize a HD to store ISOs on it but when I lunch the command with the initialize disk button in disk I got this error message:



What does it mean and how can I fix it?
Thank you

 

[oguz]

hi,

from man sgdisk:

RETURN VALUES
       sgdisk returns various values depending on its success or failure:

       0      Normal program execution

       1      Too few arguments

       2      An error occurred while reading the partition table

       3      Non-GPT disk detected and no -g option, but operation requires a write action

       4      An error prevented saving changes

       5      An error occurred while reading standard input (should never occur with sgdisk, but may with gdisk)

       8      Disk replication operation (-R) failed

so 3 means /dev/sdc is a non-gpt disk

I tried to initialize a HD to store ISOs on it but when I lunch the command with the initialize disk button in disk

can you post the output of fdisk -l /dev/sdc ?

 

[lumox]

Hi @oguz
I had fixed it already in a different way.

If I perfectly remember, I tried this commands first:

fdisk /dev/sdc (with g, n, w - default values)
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1

Then fdisk /dev/sda and hit d to delete the partition, w to write it

Finally, I Initalized GPT in the GUI and it worked.

I still don't know what was wrong with it, and if every command above was really helpful somehow.
Thanks

 

[oguz]

great, i guess you just had to repartition and reinitialize it.

you can mark this as [SOLVED] so others know what to expect