Comment 3 for bug 1028971

Hey no problem -- I hope this is a bug that can be fixed before the october
release! :D

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Dmitrijs Ledkovs <email address hidden>wrote:

> Hmm.... I got your Memo over IRC.... today. Sorry for ~ 1 month delay.
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> Title:
> Ubuntu Live USB fails verification due to symlink?
>
> Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> 1. Insert new usb key
> 2. use startup disk creator (usb-creator-gtk) with an ubuntu .iso. I
> used lubuntu alternate 12.04 i386.
> 3. test the bootable USB on a computer -- run "check this cd for errors"
> 4. USB drive fails, where the .iso passed checksum, and cd's burned pass
> verification
>
> the file name it fails on (tested with multiple usb keys and computers)
> is pxelinux.cfg/default. This appears to be a symlink.
> Attempt to copy the file to the USB, and you will find that fat32 (which
> usb-creator requires) does not support symlinks.
>
> Thus, verification of bootable usb fails.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.38
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Wed Jul 25 11:43:31 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate
> amd64 (20100928)
> ProcEnviron:
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: usb-creator
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (88 days ago)
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