[Bug 826716] Re: error "uncaught exception", "no such file or directory" creating persistent usb key

[Brian Murray]

>From UsbCreateorLog.txt:

usb-creator 2011-08-15 14:22:09,634 (DEBUG) install.py:309: create_persistence
usb-creator 2011-08-15 14:22:09,638 (DEBUG) misc.py:129: ['dd', 'if=/dev/zero', 'bs=1M', 'of=/media/F258-11E6/casper-rw', 'count=1024']
usb-creator 2011-08-15 14:22:46,993 (DEBUG) misc.py:129: ['mkfs.ext3', '-F', '/media/F258-11E6/casper-rw']
usb-creator 2011-08-15 14:22:47,059 (ERROR) install.py:147: Exception raised:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 143, in run
    self.install()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 583, in install
    self.create_persistence()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 330, in create_persistence
    popen(mkfs_cmd)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/misc.py", line 139, in popen
    startupinfo=startupinfo)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
    errread, errwrite)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1239, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
usb-creator 2011-08-15 14:22:47,075 (CRITICAL) install.py:92: An uncaught exception was raised:
[Errno 2] No such file or directory
usb-creator 2011-08-15 14:22:47,078 (ERROR) frontend.py:677: Installation failed.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 143, in run
    self.install()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 583, in install
    self.create_persistence()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 330, in create_persistence
    popen(mkfs_cmd)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/usbcreator/misc.py", line 139, in popen
    startupinfo=startupinfo)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
    errread, errwrite)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1239, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

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Title:
  error "uncaught exception", "no such file or directory" creating
  persistent usb key

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

Bug description:
  When creating a usb persistent key with usb-creator-gtk, after the
  copying of files and install of bootloader when it is creating
  persistence file, I get the error in image-1.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.31.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.11-generic 3.0.1
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Aug 15 14:24:26 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/usb-creator-gtk
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-14 (0 days ago)
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  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  Package: usb-creator (not installed)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.14-generic 3.0.3
  Tags:  oneiric running-unity
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-27 (3 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare video

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