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Formatting an external SSD via Script on Linux

NavVis provides the format_ssd_to_exfat.sh script. Execute the script only once. It formats the SSD and performs the necessary reconfigurations of older systems that NavVis cannot do automatically.

The script:

  • displays the folder size on the SSD
  • displays a warning if the wrong device is used. It tries /dev/sda and /dev/sdb as they are standard selections for NavVis devices.
  • unmounts the SSD, creates the GUID partition table, and formats the SSD to exFAT
  • checks if the mount point is clean and if not, instructs you to delete all content
  • remounts the SSD and confirms

The script does not:

  • delete content without user confirmation
  • run automatically
  • run from the mapping UI
Note: Make sure the SSD is mounted on the device.
To format an external SSD via the Linux script, follow this procedure:
  1. Close the mapping UI on the device.
  2. From a terminal, run format_ssd_to_exfat.sh. If you are an advanced user, you can run nv_setup-data-disk /srv.
  3. When successful, you see " Restart the device to make a first mapping". Restart the device.
    Note: If the format_ssd_to_exfat.sh script does not work, use the manual procedure.