[Bug 533276] Re: Fails to enable "Make Startup Disk" button

[Jeffrey Stern]

It is Feb 21, 2013, and I am still experiencing this on my system
(Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 3.2.0-37-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP kernel x86_64).
Like the others, I have tried several USB sticks.  I do find the GParted
solution works for me.  In my case, after formatting, I also used
GParted to mark the new partition as 'boot'able, and removed drive and
put it back in.  I also had to make sure to select an .iso file, AND
also to select the /dev/sdc1 partition (which was hidden and had to
scroll down.

It was only in googleing for "Ubuntu bugs" AND then knowing to type in
"usb-creator-gtk" (which many end-users wouldn't know -- they might
search for Startup Disk Creator or something) AND then scrolling down
quite a ways before I found this bug listed.  I am surprised to see it
this low on the list, as the Startup Disk Creator really is NOT ready
for prime time -- and has apparently not been for years.   When I was
trying to use it to "Erase Disk", it would just hang, and the cursor
would turn to a round-style hourglass.. I let it go for hours -- no
luck.  No feedback -- positive or negative.  No information about what
it is doing. Very little in /var/log/syslog(*).  No ~/.usbcreator.log
created.

A bump up and revamp of this program (or a replacement) would be highly
appreciated.  Even at least changing the instructions (using GParted
first, for instance) at http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a
-usb-stick-on-ubuntu for now, so as not to waste so many people's time
"rediscovering" the same bug over and over and duplicating our efforst
-- would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

(*) in syslog, I only see this when I click on "Erase Disk":

Feb 21 10:25:50 mymachine kernel: [1127251.314224] sd 28:0:0:0: [sdc] No Caching mode page present
Feb 21 10:25:50 mymachine kernel: [1127251.314230] sd 28:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
Feb 21 10:25:50 mymachine kernel: [1127251.318991]  sdc:

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Title:
  Fails to enable "Make Startup Disk" button

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

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: usb-creator

  I have an 8 Gig thumb drive with one partition.  Looks like this:

  Disk /dev/sdg: 8009 MB, 8009023488 bytes
  247 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1021 cylinders
  Units = cylinders of 15314 * 512 = 7840768 bytes
  Disk identifier: 0x00000000

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
  /dev/sdg1   *           1        1021     7817766    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)

  The drive mounts fine.  There are no files on the thumb drive.

  USB Creator sees both the raw drive, /dev/sdg, and the first
  partition, /dev/sdg1.  It indicates that /dev/sdg needs to be
  formatted and that /dev/sdg1 does not have enough room.  The image I
  have selected is:

  -rw-r--r-- 1 kpratt kpratt 859865088 2010-03-06 08:02 lucid-
  netbook-i386.iso

  I attempted to use the Format button action on both /dev/sdg and
  /dev/sdg1.  Neither action enables the "Make Startup Disk" button.
  And neither action results in any kind of error or success indication.

  I am unable to create a USB disk from the lucid-netbook-i386.iso
  image.

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Mar  6 08:38:30 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.12
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic x86_64

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