[Bug 1300361] Re: cannot format when no partition table is present

[Timo Jyrinki]

** Description changed:

- cannot format when no partition table is present
+ [Impact]
+ cannot erase the disk when no partition table is present
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ cat /dev/zero >> /dev/sdX to erase the partition table (you can ctrl-c immediately, it's enough that the first bits are erased)
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ Should not affect negatively the normal use case (=usb stick with partition table, one partition vfat formatted).

** Summary changed:

- cannot format when no partition table is present
+ [SRU] cannot format when no partition table is present

** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Yu Ning (yuningdodo)

** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: Confirmed => In Progress

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Title:
  [SRU] cannot format when no partition table is present

Status in OEM Priority Project:
  In Progress
Status in OEM Priority Project trusty series:
  New
Status in usb-creator package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in usb-creator source package in Trusty:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  cannot erase the disk when no partition table is present

  [Test Case]
  cat /dev/zero >> /dev/sdX to erase the partition table (you can ctrl-c immediately, it's enough that the first bits are erased)

  [Regression Potential]
  Should not affect negatively the normal use case (=usb stick with partition table, one partition vfat formatted).

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