coredump during bootloader writing

[Juhapekka Piiroinen]

Trying to create a bootable USB disk with
7ad57cadae955bd04019389d4b9c1dcb ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso

Steps to reproduce:
1) Start Startup Disk Creator
2) Erase usb stick
3) Select "Discarded on shutdown.."
4) Click on "Make startup disk"

Results:
4) After few minutes the dialog appears to ask password for writing the bootloader. After giving a valid one, then the usb-creator-gtk will Segmentation fault (core dumped).

Expected result:
To be able to create a bootable USB stick with Quantal (amd64) on it using Quantal (i386).

Occurs:
failed 9 out of 10 times tried.

Used hardware:
Thinkpad X220
KINGSTON DTSE9 16GB

Used OS:
12.10 (i386)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.40ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 29 14:53:03 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-22 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta i386 (20120924)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: usb-creator
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Could you please supply the crash file, located in /var/crash, for this usb-creator crash? Thanks in advance.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

I'm having the same problem, attached a crash file

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

note that the bootloader does seem to get installed anyway, since it boots just fine.

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

I have also experienced this.

[Dave Cheney (dave-cheney)]

This happens for me as well, possibly related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/859539

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

This appears to be a duplicate of bug 915626 and I am marking it as such.