[Bug 859539] Re: usb-creator-gtk fails to install bootloader: "System policy prevents installing the bootloader"

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

This bug affects me.

I invoked usb-creator-gtk without knowing that was its name: I used
"Startup Disk Creator" from the "Dash Home" thing on my Unity desktop
(Oneiric + updates).  It would be wise to keep names consistent.

The thing failed after 10 minutes of copying files to the thumb drive.
This makes retries quite tedious.

I also hit https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-
creator/+bug/884008

I don't see any log.

Nowhere is there an explanation of how or why to give Startup Disk
Creator the --allow-system-internal.  Certainly not in the broken help
button.

Even usb-creator-gtk(8) doesn't explain the flag well.  What is a
"system internal device"???

This is very unfriendly.  I wonder how many users can even find there
way here?

I will attach a couple of screen shots showing windows left after this
failure.

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Title:
  usb-creator-gtk fails to install bootloader: "System policy prevents
  installing the bootloader"

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

Bug description:
  When creating USB stick from Ubuntu CD ISO image (or any other
  bootable CD ISO image for that matter) upon finishing copying files
  onto the USB stick I am getting an error message "System policy
  prevents installing the bootloader"followed by password prompt. When I
  enter the password, I get an error message "Failed to install
  bootloader". The result is the USB stick with all necessary files on
  it, but it is not bootable. I do have all administrative rights for
  the account I am using.

  And if I start usb-creator-gtk from a command line after "sudo -s" it
  crashes with a segmentation fault just after copying files onto the
  USB stick.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.28.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Sep 26 14:18:09 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=ru:en
   LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-15 (163 days ago)

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