UNetBootIn doesn't see NTFS usb drive
Bug #1125219 reported by
drefhill
This bug affects 24 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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UNetbootin |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
unetbootin (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
To install Windows 7 on my netbook i have to make a bootable USB key with Windows 7 on it.
Windows 7 works only on NTFS partition so i have to format my USB key in NTFS
But UNETBOOTIN doesn't show my key when formated in NTFS.
In previous version it used to work (version 494 for example).
Some extras informations here
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Changed in unetbootin: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
Changed in unetbootin (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
tags: |
added: patch removed: seven windows |
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I also ran into this problem in an identical scenario a while back: netbook, no optical drive (internal or external), and win7 only installs from ntfs source media. I managed to trace the problem down to a few regexes in unetbootin.cpp. After a few minor mods, I recompiled and tested with an ntfs-formatted usb flash drive. It booted from the flash drive and went through the installation just fine. I thought I had submitted a patch, but maybe I oops'ed and it went to /dev/null. Anyways, here's what it should need (based on v583 sources)...
unetbootin.cpp: callexternapp( volidcommand, QString("-t %2").arg( usbfileinfoL. at(i).canonical FilePath( )))).contains( QRegExp( "(vfat| ext2|ext3| ext4)") )) callexternapp( volidcommand, QString("-t %2").arg( usbfileinfoL. at(i).canonical FilePath( )))).contains( QRegExp( "(vfat| ext2|ext3| ext4|ntfs) ")))
line 575, change from --
if (QString(
--to-->
if (QString(
and line 583, change from -- section( '=', -1, -1).remove( '"').contains( QRegExp( "(vfat| ext2|ext3| ext4)") )) section( '=', -1, -1).remove( '"').contains( QRegExp( "(vfat| ext2|ext3| ext4|ntfs) ")))
if (tstrblk.
--to-->
if (tstrblk.
Just for the record, I'll attach a diff -u patch.
hth,
- gabriel