[Bug 722019] Re: Failed to install the bootloader

[QC_NZ]

I wasn't one of the reporters of this bug, but I found this bug because
I've been seeing the exact same problem. I tried your suggestion
(Jordon) of passing "--allow-system-internal" to usb-creator-gtk
(0.2.23) and it does indeed seem to allow the bootloader installation to
succeed where it was previously failing.

BTW, the "polkit" authorisation dialogs come up at least 3 times during
the process of creating the USB device, which can make you think that
perhaps the process is borked and trying to do something it wasn't
originally authorised to do (like write a bootloader to the hard-drive
instead of the USB device). Is there any way things could be improved to
not require multiple authorisation steps? For one thing, it encourages a
click-through mentality that will sooner or later catch someone out.
Anyway, that's just general feedback.

But, yeah - the --allow-system-internal workaround seems to work for me.

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Title:
  Failed to install the bootloader

Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: usb-creator

  I am trying to run usb-creator-gtk to create either a Maverick 32bit
  or Karmic 32bit LIVE CD on my USB Flash Drive or Hard Drive but when
  usb-creator-gtk FINISHES it says "Failed to install the bootloader". I
  find all the files placed on my USB but when I try to boot it says
  there is no bootloader found.

  I have tried usb-creator-gtk with BOTH reserving extra space option and discarding extra space option
  I have tried usb-creator-gtk -n & usb-creator-gtk -s
  It is still not working.


  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Feb 19 21:29:27 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: usb-creator

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