[Bug 1162152] Re: startup disk creator / formating usb drive not working

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: udisks (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  startup disk creator / formating usb drive not working

Status in “udisks” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The format function in the 'Startup disk creator' does not work.

  Test Case:
  - open startup disk creator
  - Select disk to use (using a fat 32 formatted drive)
  - Erase disk

  Expected result:
  - Erased disk

  Current result:
  - After a long time more than 5 minutes an error message appears saying disk format failed

  Work around:
  - Format the drive using gparted.
  - use 'startup disk creator' to create a startup disk with this already formatted drive.

  Priority:
  This problem might be a high priority problem given bug #1 that we want more users for ubuntu and this problem makes it more difficult to install ubuntu using a usb drive. Especially when considering that quite a few computers don't have a optical drive any more.

  This Problem seems related to:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks/+bug/1059872

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