[Bug 1330165] Re: Failed to install the bootloader

[Vasya Pupkin]

Still getting this error under Ubuntu 14.10 when trying to create
bootable Ubuntu 14.04.2 i386. Great software.

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Title:
  Failed to install the bootloader

Status in usb-creator package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 253, in install_bootloader
      timeout=MAX_DBUS_TIMEOUT)
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 70, in __call__
      return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__
      **keywords)
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
      message, timeout)
  dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.usbcreator.misc.USBCreatorProcessException: 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 193, in InstallBootloader
      'bs=446', 'count=1', 'conv=sync'])
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/usbcreator/misc.py", line 174, in popen
      raise USBCreatorProcessException(err)
  usbcreator.misc.USBCreatorProcessException: dd: failed to open '/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin': No such file or directory

  trying to use usb-creator-gtk to create a bootable USB with Xubuntu
  14.04 iso ( downloaded through Transmission here
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/14.04/release/xubuntu-14.04-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
  ) after typing root password to install bootloader a window appear and
  the program crash

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.57
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.15.0-6.11-generic 3.15.0
  Uname: Linux 3.15.0-6-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Sun Jun 15 11:30:30 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-14 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha i386 (20140614)
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  UDisksDump: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type: 'udisks' <-
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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