USB creator works only after relogin

[Roman Friesen]

Binary package hint: usb-creator

If a usb flash needs formatting, after formatting usb-creator says “there is not enough free space”. Only after relogin it shows free space correctly and allow to create the boot live system. See usb-creator.pdf for screenshots.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Nov 7 10:56:17 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.12
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: usb-creator
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

[Jeremy Nickurak (nickurak)]

Not even working after login/logout. Usb-creator always reports zero free space after formatting, and logging out logging in just reports that the device needs to be formatted again.

I'm unable to get a single bootable device created with usb-creator.

[Mikko Ohtamaa (mikko-red-innovation)]

Confirm with 9.10 Karmic Koala - cannot create anything because it reports 0 free bytes after formatting

[Mikko Ohtamaa (mikko-red-innovation)]

As a workaround try formatting the stick in gparted to FAT32 and set bootable flag on.

[mars (andyhudock)]

Removing a DVD from my system got this working for me. Otherwise, usb-creator seemed to be basing my USB device's necessary free space on that disc, even after I selected the Ubuntu ISO (wouldn't recalculate).