[Bug 1592044] [NEW] Error while erasing a drive thru usb-creator

[Michal Dziczkowski]

Public bug reported:

While attempting to erase a USB drive to prepare it for a ISO image, I
recieve following error:

== Error Message ==

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 233, in Format
    part.call_set_type_sync('0x0c', no_options, None)
gi._glib.GError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error setting partition flags on /dev/sdb2: Command-line `sfdisk --change-id "/dev/sdb" 2 0x0c' exited with non-zero exit status 1: 
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdb'! The util sfdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Use the --force flag to overrule this check.

== End of error message ==

My temporary run OS (the ISO I want to "burn out" is the new system with
will be installed):

Ubuntu 14.04 arch: i686

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

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Title:
  Error while erasing a drive thru usb-creator

Status in usb-creator package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  While attempting to erase a USB drive to prepare it for a ISO image, I
  recieve following error:

  == Error Message ==

  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 233, in Format
      part.call_set_type_sync('0x0c', no_options, None)
  gi._glib.GError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error setting partition flags on /dev/sdb2: Command-line `sfdisk --change-id "/dev/sdb" 2 0x0c' exited with non-zero exit status 1: 
  WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdb'! The util sfdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

  Use the --force flag to overrule this check.

  == End of error message ==

  My temporary run OS (the ISO I want to "burn out" is the new system
  with will be installed):

  Ubuntu 14.04 arch: i686

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