[Bug 882343] Re: usb-creator creates broken install usb sticks

[Colin Watson]

** Project changed: ubiquity => casper (Ubuntu)

** No longer affects: ubuntu

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Title:
  usb-creator creates broken install usb sticks

Status in “casper” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  i try to install 11.10 i386 desktop from usb flash. i have one
  installation from cd-rom and use usb-creator with same .iso file that
  i booted and installed this installation of 11.10. usb creator does
  something, asks password for erasing flash and for installing boot
  code, and says that all is done.

  i try to boot from this flash drive. i choose to boot from usb drive
  and it start boots.

  i have some time starring at red/white dots and it throws me to
  busybox with report, that it can't found live media, also, if i press
  ESC during starring at dots - i can see this repeating message:  can't
  open /dev/sdb no medium found.

  i try to investigate this problem, but got nothing. also, a want to say, that my bios has not any tunable parameters instead of password for booting =) i can't disable cdrom or change ahci/sata or anything =)
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  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: usb-creator (not installed)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Tags:  oneiric running-unity
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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