Activity log for bug #1673422

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2017-03-16 10:51:55 Matei Radu bug added bug
2017-03-16 10:51:55 Matei Radu attachment added Two invalid commands with 'MB', one valid with 'm' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1673422/+attachment/4838912/+files/Screen%20Shot%202017-03-16%20at%2011.50.53.png
2017-03-16 13:10:04 David Callé developer-ubuntu-com: status New Confirmed
2017-03-16 13:10:06 David Callé developer-ubuntu-com: importance Undecided Medium
2017-03-16 13:10:08 David Callé developer-ubuntu-com: assignee David Callé (davidc3)
2017-03-16 13:26:39 Matei Radu description Step 8 for Mac OS of the guide "Create installation medias for Ubuntu Core" (link: https://developer.ubuntu.com/core/get-started/installation-medias) says to use dd to write the image with the following command: sudo dd if=~/Downloads/<image file> of=<drive address> bs=32MB while I do provide a valid paths to both image and drive, dd reports the following and does not proceed with the writing: dd: bs: illegal numeric value Solution: on macOS uppercase letters to specify byte size are invalid and so I used 'm' instead of 'MB'. The guide should be updated to reflect this particularity of dd on macOS. Step 8 for Mac OS of the guide "Create installation medias for Ubuntu Core" (link: https://developer.ubuntu.com/core/get-started/installation-medias) says to use dd to write the image with the following command: sudo dd if=~/Downloads/<image file> of=<drive address> bs=32MB While I do provide a valid paths to both image and drive, dd reports the following and does not proceed with the writing: dd: bs: illegal numeric value Solution: on macOS, uppercase letters to specify byte size are invalid and so I used 'm' instead of 'MB'. The guide should be updated to reflect this particularity of dd on macOS.