[Bug 1059872] Re: Error formatting disk using disk utility

[Heiko L]

This bug exists for 1+1/2 years and finally made it into the LTS version 14.04 (Trusty).
I'm wondering why this bug was allowed to break such basic and essential functionality like formatting a USB stick in an Ubuntu LTS version.
If it couldn't get fixed, the tool should have been replaced by GParted.
(Yes, GParted may be a little more complex to use, but what is the use of a tool that does not work?)
(doesn't work on any of 3 Ubuntu 14.04 computers)

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to udisks in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059872

Title:
  Error formatting disk using disk utility

Status in “udisks” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “udisks” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Formatting a SD card using the disk utility fails with an error
  message

  "Error formatting disk - Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed
  out waiting for object (udisks-error-quark, 0)"

  Steps to repro:
  Launch the disk utility
  Plug a SD card into the computer
  Select the SD card and click on the gears icon at the top right of the application
  From the drop down menu, select "Format Disk"
  maintain the default setting and select Format
  Acknowledge warnings
  After format process has been going for a while, the error message shown above pops up

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: udisks 1.0.4-6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CustomUdevRuleFiles: 51-android.rules 51-android.rules~
  Date: Mon Oct  1 15:07:46 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120720.1)
  MachineType: FOXCONN NT-A2400&NT-A3500
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-15-generic root=UUID=fcc445e4-9662-47cc-855d-ca17ad1c2a87 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: udisks
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 03/29/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 4.6.4
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: NT-A2400&NT-A3500
  dmi.board.vendor: FOXCONN
  dmi.board.version: FAB 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 4
  dmi.chassis.vendor: FOXCONN
  dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.4:bd03/29/2011:svnFOXCONN:pnNT-A2400&NT-A3500:pvrFAB1.0:rvnFOXCONN:rnNT-A2400&NT-A3500:rvrFAB1.0:cvnFOXCONN:ct4:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.name: NT-A2400&NT-A3500
  dmi.product.version: FAB 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: FOXCONN

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks/+bug/1059872/+subscriptions