[Bug 979602] Re: Won't show non-thumb USB external drive

[Lonnie Lee Best]

** Description changed:

  I can't get StartUp Disk Creator to show my external usb drive as a
  selectable destination for a Startup Disk.
  
- I'm wanting to use an old 80gig USB external hard drive to boot Ubuntu
+ I wanting to use an old 80gig USB external hard drive to boot Ubuntu
  12.04 Live onto a netbook (one that doesn't have a disc drive).
  
  I was able to get it to see an SD memory card, but not the USB external
- drive. Shouldn't it show all USB devices?
+ drive. Shouldn't it show all USB drives?
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.37
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Apr 12 01:46:44 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-05 (6 days ago)

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Title:
  Won't show non-thumb USB external drive

Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I can't get StartUp Disk Creator to show my external usb drive as a
  selectable destination for a Startup Disk.

  I wanting to use an old 80gig USB external hard drive to boot Ubuntu
  12.04 Live onto a netbook (one that doesn't have a disc drive).

  I was able to get it to see an SD memory card, but not the USB
  external drive. Shouldn't it show all USB drives?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.37
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Apr 12 01:46:44 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-05 (6 days ago)

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