[Bug 1393356] [NEW] startup disk fails to sync after wiping usb drive

[Cameron Whiting]

Public bug reported:

The error message from the window is as follows:
```
org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.gi._glib.GError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 707, in _message_cb
    retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/share/usb-creator/usb-creator-helper", line 239, in Format
    block.call_format_sync('dos', GLib.Variant('a{sv}', {}), None)
gi._glib.GError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed out waiting for object
```

I was trying to overwrite a gentoo minimal install on a flashdrive for
the vivid iso.

I used usb-creator to select the image and overwrite the 16gb fat drive,
though apparently at first it did not overwrite it (seems to have
avoided lilo or part of the files)

Upon clicking "test disk"/"test usb" I found it was using the lilo boot
and trying to find the gentoo image (invalid kernel)

I tried to wipe the disk after deleting the partition in gnome-disks.
That's where the error comes in, it can't "sync after initial wipe".

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.56.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
Date: Mon Nov 17 02:56:39 2014
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/usb-creator-gtk
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-11 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.4
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: usb-creator
UDisksDump: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'udisks'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  startup disk fails to sync after wiping usb drive

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

Bug description:
  The error message from the window is as follows:
  ```
  org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.gi._glib.GError: Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 707, in _message_cb
      retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
    File "/usr/share/usb-creator/usb-creator-helper", line 239, in Format
      block.call_format_sync('dos', GLib.Variant('a{sv}', {}), None)
  gi._glib.GError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed out waiting for object
  ```

  I was trying to overwrite a gentoo minimal install on a flashdrive for
  the vivid iso.

  I used usb-creator to select the image and overwrite the 16gb fat
  drive, though apparently at first it did not overwrite it (seems to
  have avoided lilo or part of the files)

  Upon clicking "test disk"/"test usb" I found it was using the lilo
  boot and trying to find the gentoo image (invalid kernel)

  I tried to wipe the disk after deleting the partition in gnome-disks.
  That's where the error comes in, it can't "sync after initial wipe".

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.56.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
  Date: Mon Nov 17 02:56:39 2014
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/usb-creator-gtk
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-11 (5 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.4
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  UDisksDump: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'udisks'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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