[Bug 1059872] Re: Error formatting disk using disk utility

[Mupfelzitze]

Fresh Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS. Disk utility fails in formatting empty
partition on usb-disk:

Error formatting partition
Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed out waiting for object (udisks-error-quark, 0)

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Title:
  Error formatting disk using disk utility

Status in “udisks2” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “udisks2” source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in “util-linux” source package in Trusty:
  Triaged
Status in “util-linux” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Formatting a SD card using the disk utility fails with an error
  message

  "Error formatting disk - Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed
  out waiting for object (udisks-error-quark, 0)"

  Steps to repro:
  Launch the disk utility
  Plug a SD card into the computer
  Select the SD card and click on the gears icon at the top right of the application
  From the drop down menu, select "Format Disk"
  maintain the default setting and select Format
  Acknowledge warnings
  After format process has been going for a while, the error message shown above pops up

  Workaround: 
  After selecting the SD card, instead of clicking the gear icon to format, click the partition in the "Volumes" section.
  Delete the partition ("minus" icon)
  Create a new partition

  -----

  The underlying problem is that the "wipefs" tool from util-linux does
  not work any more.

  === TEST CASE ===
  $ sudo modprobe scsi_debug dev_size_mb=200
  # this creates a new /dev/sdX, usually /dev/sdb; check dmesg!

  # now create a partition table
  $ cat <<EOF | sudo sfdisk /dev/sdb
  # partition table of /dev/sdb
  unit: sectors

  /dev/sdb1 : start=       32, size=   409568, Id=83
  /dev/sdb2 : start=        0, size=        0, Id= 0
  /dev/sdb3 : start=        0, size=        0, Id= 0
  /dev/sdb4 : start=        0, size=        0, Id= 0
  EOF

  # now create an ext4 file system:
  $ sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1

  # check contents:
  $ sudo blkid -p /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1
  /dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
  /dev/sdb1: UUID="4bd1c542-a61f-43c4-a7e5-cc50e66e6b5a" VERSION="1.0" TYPE="ext4" USAGE="filesystem" PART_ENTRY_SCHEME="dos" PART_ENTRY_TYPE="0x83" PART_ENTRY_NUMBER="1" PART_ENTRY_OFFSET="32" PART_ENTRY_SIZE="409568" PART_ENTRY_DISK="8:16"

  # wipe:
  $ sudo wipefs -a /dev/sdb

  # now check contents again
  $ sudo blkid -p /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1

  # in the broken case, you will still see a "dos" partition table and
  the ext4 partition; in the working case, /dev/sdb won't show anything
  and /dev/sdb1 does not exist any more

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: udisks 1.0.4-6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CustomUdevRuleFiles: 51-android.rules 51-android.rules~
  Date: Mon Oct  1 15:07:46 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120720.1)
  MachineType: FOXCONN NT-A2400&NT-A3500
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-15-generic root=UUID=fcc445e4-9662-47cc-855d-ca17ad1c2a87 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: udisks
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 03/29/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 4.6.4
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: NT-A2400&NT-A3500
  dmi.board.vendor: FOXCONN
  dmi.board.version: FAB 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 4
  dmi.chassis.vendor: FOXCONN
  dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.4:bd03/29/2011:svnFOXCONN:pnNT-A2400&NT-A3500:pvrFAB1.0:rvnFOXCONN:rnNT-A2400&NT-A3500:rvrFAB1.0:cvnFOXCONN:ct4:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.name: NT-A2400&NT-A3500
  dmi.product.version: FAB 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: FOXCONN

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