Persistence space is worthless and cripples LiveUSB drives
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| usb-creator (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: usb-creator
It only takes a few uses of a LiveUSB drive with a persistence file to fully saturate and generate "0 bytes remaining" messages.
When this happens, you can no longer use the drive to install Ubuntu until casper-rw is resized or deleted or the USB device is reformatted.
I think persistence shouldn't even be an option and that storing files temporarily in RAM is a better solution.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.23
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Aug 29 23:52:29 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100829)
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: usb-creator
| Eric Appleman (erappleman) wrote | #1 |
| Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in usb-creator (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
How much space did you specify? The minimum, maximum, or something in between?
What sorts of files were you trying to make persist?