Formatting an SD card

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https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-format-an-sd-card-in-debian-linux

After doing the partitioning (one big one, /dev/sdx1), this is the key:

Type the command "mkdosfs /dev/sdb2 -F16" to format the SD card with the FAT16 file system. If you want to use the FAT32 file system, type the command "mkdosfs /dev/sdb2 -F32."