two file browsers appear after formatting a USB mem stick

[GeorgeVita]

Binary package hint: nautilus

Two (same) file browsers appear after formatting a USB flash drive:

Actions to test (always repeatable, tested with 2 different USB mem sticks):
- boot without the USB flash drive attached
- plug in USB flash drive (a drive icon will appear)
- wait for the Nautilus File Browser to appear (my version: 2.27.92)
- close File Browser
- right click on drive icon and click on Format ('fat' was default)
- enter any name (label) and click format
- after formatting two file browsers are there!

PC: EeePC 1000H
OS: Ubuntu 9.10 fully updated up to 09/09/09
kernel: 2.6.31-10-generic #30
nautilus version: 1:2.27.92-0ubuntu1

Ask any additional test/info.

Regards,
George

[Alex Lourie (alourie)]

Hi George

Could you please post a screenshot of this?

It will help better undestanding the problem.

Thanks

[GeorgeVita (8-launchpad-mhnyma-com)]

Hi Alex Lourie,
attached is the PrintScreen after formatting a USB mem stick to another desktop PC (same Ubuntu/nautilus versions).
Two windows of File Browser appeared for the same USB mem (one partition, default 'fat').

Regards,
George

[GeorgeVita (8-launchpad-mhnyma-com)]

I am using small USB memory sticks (up to 2GB) for tests and creation of Ubuntu LiveUSBs.

Main 'bug' of this thread remains up today (30-Sep).

Recently I noticed another 'malfunction' caused by gdu-format-tool OR disk utility OR nautilus:

Formating a preformated FAT16 USB memory stick results to a 'mixed' FAT16/FAT32 file system (?)

My test:
- attach a FAT16 formated USB memory (I used a 2GB kingston DTmini)
- run Disk Utility to check that it is FAT16 (attachment fat16usb)
- close Disk Utility
- right click on USB memory icon, and 'Format'
- format it with the default 'FAT' selection
- (!) TWO file browsers will appear, close them
- run again Disk Utility to see the FAT16/FAT32 mode (attachment FATedUSB)

As I know FAT32 and FAT16 are similar but different file systems.
In any way if this is not a 'technical' problem it is not clear what the result is.

Regards,
George

[Kazade (kazade)]

@GeorgeVita You should repost those last 3 messages in a separate bug report or you risk confusing this one.

[GeorgeVita (8-launchpad-mhnyma-com)]

Hi Kazade,
thanks for your comment, this maybe a 'bug' of gnome-disk-utility and not nautilus.

created bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/440500

Regards,
George