Re: Cannot wipe header on device

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On 10 Dec 2015 11:18 +0100, from luis.a.de.sousa@xxxxxxxxx (Luís de Sousa):
> Cannot wipe header on device /dev/sdb1.
> Command failed with code 5: Cannot wipe header on device /dev/sdb1.

What happens if you try to overwrite the first ten MB or so of the
device using dd?

Something like `dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb1 bs=4096 count=2500 conv=sync`

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