Ubuntu
usb-creator package

Doesn't really work on 1GB drive

Bug #517729 reported by A.Kromic on 2010-02-05

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This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	usb-creator (Ubuntu)	Expired	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: usb-creator

It complains my 1GB stick being 980MB and doesn't have enough space.
However, when I install on a 2GB stick, it let's me have 1.2GB "private area" for data, so it appears it only needs about 800GB, so why wouldn't it work on a "980MB" stick? I believe the space requirement when checking for free space should be lowered to 900-something MB (it could remain as 1GB in documentation).

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 5 19:41:53 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/usb-creator-gtk
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.12
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: usb-creator
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic x86_64

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A.Kromic (akromic) wrote on 2010-02-05:

#1

Dependencies.txt Edit (5.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (64.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (796 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XsessionErrors.txt Edit (8.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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kurt belgrave (trinikrono) wrote on 2010-06-17:

#2

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu.
Could you please let us know if you were attempting to install the Desktop or the Netbook edition of Ubuntu onto to the USB drive? The Netbook edition should work on a 1GB drive, while the Desktop edition requires a 2GB drive (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick#Target%20machine). Once you let us know which you were trying to use, we will know what actions to take next.
Cheers

Changed in usb-creator (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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kurt belgrave (trinikrono) wrote on 2010-07-10:

#3

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

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A.Kromic (akromic) wrote on 2010-07-11:

#4

Sorry, I didn't notice your reply.

I attempted to install Desktop Edition. So you say it's a fact that 2G stick is needed for it?

Then it should be mentioned in the documentation and in the program itself, because when I tried it just said it needs like "1 GB minimum". The information you provided should be added instead to avoid confusion...

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2010-12-10:

#5

[Expired for usb-creator (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in usb-creator (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Expired

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