[Bug 1294877] Re: usb-creator fails to wipe usb device when the device has ext4 partition

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On 2014-03-21T09:20:16+00:00 Xiaojun Ma wrote:

The following Python code

from gi.repository import GLib
from gi.repository import UDisks

udisks = UDisks.Client.new_sync(None)
dev = udisks.get_object('/org/freedesktop/UDisks2/block_devices/sdb')
block = dev.get_block()
block.call_format_sync('dos', GLib.Variant('a{sv}', {'erase': GLib.Variant('s', '')}), None)

results in either
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "format.py", line 7, in <module>
    block.call_format_sync('dos', GLib.Variant('a{sv}', {'erase': GLib.Variant('s', '')}), None)
gi._glib.GError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error erasing device: Unknown or unsupported erase type `'
or
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "format.py", line 7, in <module>
    block.call_format_sync('dos', GLib.Variant('a{sv}', {'erase': GLib.Variant('s', '')}), None)
gi._glib.GError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed out waiting for object

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-
creator/+bug/1294877/comments/2


** Changed in: udisks
       Status: Unknown => Confirmed

** Changed in: udisks
   Importance: Unknown => Medium

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Title:
  usb-creator fails to wipe usb device when the device has ext4
  partition

Status in OEM Priority Project:
  Triaged
Status in abstraction for enumerating and managing block devices:
  Confirmed
Status in “udisks2” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  A dialog with the following text appears anytime I try to wipe my usb
  pen (both when partitioned and unpartitioned):

  org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.gi._glib.GError: Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 707, in _message_cb
      retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
    File "/usr/share/usb-creator/usb-creator-helper", line 239, in Format
      block.call_format_sync('dos', GLib.Variant('a{sv}', {'erase': GLib.Variant('s', '')}), None)
  gi._glib.GError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed out waiting for object

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.55
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Mar 19 23:26:15 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-05 (165 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20131005)
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-12-10 (99 days ago)

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