I can sort-of confirm Tokenekie's message: When I select 150 MB persistence instead of 1.1/1.2 GB on a 2 GB stick, everything goes OK.
If I have the time, I can try other persistence sizes ...
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ usb-creator
-- Starting up at 18:32:24 -- [18:32:24] /var/lib/python-support/python2.6/dbus/connection.py:242: DeprecationWarning: object.__init__() takes no parameters super(Connection, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) [18:32:24] got a disc: Ubuntu 9.04 i386 [18:32:24] new device: {'udi': '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_623E_568B', 'capacity': dbus.UInt64(1967058432L), 'uuid': '623E-568B', 'device': '/dev/sdb1', 'mountpoint': '', 'fstype': 'vfat', 'free': 0, 'label': ''} [18:32:24] adding: /dev/sdb1 [18:32:24] updating dest_status as part of update_row_state [18:32:26] ['mount', '-t', 'vfat', '/dev/sdb1', '/tmp/tmp3h2i43'] [18:32:27] updating dest_status as part of update_row_state [18:32:27] prop modified [18:32:27] device_udi: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_623E_568B [18:32:27] num_changes: 2 [18:32:27] change: volume.mount_point [18:32:27] change: volume.is_mounted [18:32:43] Installing... [18:32:43] Source CD: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_label_Ubuntu_9_04_i386 [18:32:43] Destination disk: /dev/sdb1 [18:32:43] Persistence size: 157611553 B [18:32:43] Marking partition 1 as active. [18:32:43] installing the bootloader to /dev/sdb. [18:32:43] ['dd', 'if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin', u'of=/dev/sdb', 'bs=446', 'count=1', 'conv=sync'] [18:32:45] installing the bootloader to /dev/sdb1. [18:32:45] ['syslinux', '/dev/sdb1'] [18:32:46] ['parted', '-s', dbus.String(u'/dev/sdb'), 'set', u'1', 'boot', 'on'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/autorun.inf'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/casper'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/dists'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/install'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/isolinux'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/md5sum.txt'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/pics'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/pool'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/preseed'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/README.diskdefines'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/ubuntu'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/wubi.exe'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/tmp3h2i43/.disk'] [18:32:46] ['rm', '/tmp/tmp3h2i43/casper-rw'] [18:32:46] ['/usr/share/usb-creator/install.py', '-s', u'/cdrom/.', '-t', '/tmp/tmp3h2i43', '-p', '157611553'] [18:37:52] /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/usbcreator/gtk_frontend.py:477: GtkWarning: gtk_progress_set_percentage: assertion `percentage >= 0 && percentage <= 1.0' failed self.progress_bar.set_fraction(val / 100.0) [18:38:32] Unmounting target volume. [18:38:32] ['umount', '/tmp/tmp3h2i43'] [18:38:33] ['rmdir', '/tmp/tmp3h2i43'] [18:38:33] Install command exited with code: 0 [18:38:38] updating dest_status as part of update_row_state [18:38:38] prop modified [18:38:38] device_udi: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_623E_568B [18:38:38] num_changes: 2 [18:38:38] change: volume.mount_point [18:38:38] change: volume.is_mounted [18:38:44] updating dest_status as part of update_row_state [18:38:44] prop modified [18:38:44] device_udi: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_623E_568B [18:38:44] num_changes: 2 [18:38:44] change: volume.mount_point [18:38:44] change: volume.is_mounted ubuntu@ubuntu:~$
I can sort-of confirm Tokenekie's message: When I select 150 MB persistence
instead of 1.1/1.2 GB on a 2 GB stick, everything goes OK.
If I have the time, I can try other persistence sizes ...
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ usb-creator
-- Starting up at 18:32:24 -- python- support/ python2. 6/dbus/ connection. py:242: _init__ (*args, **kwargs) op/Hal/ devices/ volume_ uuid_623E_ 568B', 'capacity': 1967058432L) , 'uuid': '623E-568B', 'device': '/dev/sdb1', p/Hal/devices/ volume_ uuid_623E_ 568B p/Hal/devices/ volume_ label_Ubuntu_ 9_04_i386 lib/syslinux/ mbr.bin' , u'of=/dev/sdb', 'bs=446', u'/dev/ sdb'), 'set', u'1', 'boot', tmp3h2i43/ autorun. inf'] tmp3h2i43/ casper' ] tmp3h2i43/ dists'] tmp3h2i43/ install' ] tmp3h2i43/ isolinux' ] tmp3h2i43/ md5sum. txt'] tmp3h2i43/ pics'] tmp3h2i43/ pool'] tmp3h2i43/ preseed' ] tmp3h2i43/ README. diskdefines' ] tmp3h2i43/ ubuntu' ] tmp3h2i43/ wubi.exe' ] tmp3h2i43/ .disk'] /casper- rw'] share/usb- creator/ install. py', '-s', u'/cdrom/.', '-t', python2. 6/dist- packages/ usbcreator/ gtk_frontend. py:477: set_percentage: assertion `percentage >= 0 && progress_ bar.set_ fraction( val / 100.0) p/Hal/devices/ volume_ uuid_623E_ 568B p/Hal/devices/ volume_ uuid_623E_ 568B
[18:32:24] /var/lib/
DeprecationWarning: object.__init__() takes no parameters
super(Connection, self)._
[18:32:24] got a disc: Ubuntu 9.04 i386
[18:32:24] new device:
{'udi': '/org/freedeskt
dbus.UInt64(
'mountpoint': '', 'fstype': 'vfat', 'free': 0, 'label': ''}
[18:32:24] adding: /dev/sdb1
[18:32:24] updating dest_status as part of update_row_state
[18:32:26] ['mount', '-t', 'vfat', '/dev/sdb1', '/tmp/tmp3h2i43']
[18:32:27] updating dest_status as part of update_row_state
[18:32:27] prop modified
[18:32:27] device_udi: /org/freedeskto
[18:32:27] num_changes: 2
[18:32:27] change: volume.mount_point
[18:32:27] change: volume.is_mounted
[18:32:43] Installing...
[18:32:43] Source CD:
/org/freedeskto
[18:32:43] Destination disk: /dev/sdb1
[18:32:43] Persistence size: 157611553 B
[18:32:43] Marking partition 1 as active.
[18:32:43] installing the bootloader to /dev/sdb.
[18:32:43] ['dd', 'if=/usr/
'count=1', 'conv=sync']
[18:32:45] installing the bootloader to /dev/sdb1.
[18:32:45] ['syslinux', '/dev/sdb1']
[18:32:46] ['parted', '-s', dbus.String(
'on']
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '-rf', u'/tmp/
[18:32:46] ['rm', '/tmp/tmp3h2i43
[18:32:46] ['/usr/
'/tmp/tmp3h2i43', '-p', '157611553']
[18:37:52] /usr/lib/
GtkWarning: gtk_progress_
percentage <= 1.0' failed
self.
[18:38:32] Unmounting target volume.
[18:38:32] ['umount', '/tmp/tmp3h2i43']
[18:38:33] ['rmdir', '/tmp/tmp3h2i43']
[18:38:33] Install command exited with code: 0
[18:38:38] updating dest_status as part of update_row_state
[18:38:38] prop modified
[18:38:38] device_udi: /org/freedeskto
[18:38:38] num_changes: 2
[18:38:38] change: volume.mount_point
[18:38:38] change: volume.is_mounted
[18:38:44] updating dest_status as part of update_row_state
[18:38:44] prop modified
[18:38:44] device_udi: /org/freedeskto
[18:38:44] num_changes: 2
[18:38:44] change: volume.mount_point
[18:38:44] change: volume.is_mounted
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$