AHA!
Linux Users are in luck!!!
So, I followed the link provided by lattesurf, and discovered the fdisk utility, and began to play with it. All that is required is that you use fdisk to create a new empty partition table. Yep. That's it.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO is:
Preparation:
!!!make sure the device is UNMOUNTED!
1. In Ubuntu: System--->Prferences--->Removable Drives and Media
then make sure the tab for "mount removable drives when hot-plugged" is unticked.
2. set the player to normal mode for online mode thru the firmware.
...Now Connect the device and move on....
3. plug in the player
4. open a terminal (Applications-->accessories--terminal)
5. type in: sudo fdisk -l
this will list ALL drives and partitions on your system.
6. type in: sudo fdisk /dev/YOURDEVICE
your device will show as something like /dev/sdf1
...now you are in fdisk...
you can optionally choose at this point to manually delet all of the partitions that you can find, you should find 4.
This is ok, but not 100% required.
7. now type "o" this will create a new empty partition table.
Doing this step will fix your device.
8. type "w"
this will write the info to the device and exit fdisk.
9. reboot the device, plug it in, and reformat th drive using the partition editor of your choice!
You should now see it as its correct size, congrats!
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