dual-layer optical drive causes a "image is too large" error even when I have chosen the appropriate ISO

[Sandeep]

Binary package hint: usb-creator

I have a dual layer optical drive with a DVD in it.
I had a blank 4-GB Sandisk Cruzer.
When I fire up usb creator, I see that it chooses the optical drive as the source by default. I browse to a Ubuntu ISO (which I have used successfully) and select it.

I still get an error that "image is too large".

I then unmounted/ejected the optical drive. Started up usb creator again - this time, I have no problems creating a startup disk successfully.

[Sandeep (sandys-gmail)]

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

Linux inception 2.6.32-24-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 20 14:21:58 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[caspar_wrede (caspar-wrede)]

Exactly the same problem here.

The optical drive was mounted and contained files that were bigger than the USB stick.

[Jan Rathmann (kaiserclaudius)]

For me it didn't even help to eject the DVD, usb-creator still insisted in using my (now empty) DVD drive!

This happenend on an installation of Oneiric Beta 2 amd64, on Natty I didn't see this problem so far (was my drive always empty when I used usb-creator in Natty? I'll check.).