[Bug 1539652] [NEW] GParted, partitionmanager, gnome-disk-utility lock up when formatting Kingston 512 GB SDXC card

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Public bug reported:

Tried to format a brand new Kingston 512 GB SDXC card
(http://www.kingston.com/en/flash/sd_cards)  in ext4 using GParted, for
storing user data on it.

The card can be formatted with no problems with MS Windows 8 (TM) with
the built-in formatter (exFAT). It can be written on completely in
Windows with c't's h2testw (http://www.heise.de/download/h2testw.html)
with no errors, except some notice that due to some NTFS properties 1 MB
is reserved and therefore this MB cannot be written on.

However, when using GParted or KDE's partitionmanager or gnome-disk-
utility, formatting never comes to en end.

Steps taken:

1) Writing a GPT or MS-DOS partition table on the card (no obious problems).
2) a) Creating partition using all the space shown as available OR
2) b) creating partition using everything except 10 MB.
3) Starting 2) a) OR 2) b).

Result: The above-mentioned formatting tools lock up.

When I tried to lock format the first times last year, sometimes even
the whole system (including mouse) froze. This has not happened after
updating the kernel to Ubuntu 4.2.0-25.30-generic 4.2.6, so maybe it has
something to do with the kernel.

The machine is a DELL Latitude 3150 running Kubuntu 15.10.

Please tell me if you need any further information.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: gparted 0.19.0-3build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-25.30-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 29 15:55:40 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/gpartedbin
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-16 (12 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gparted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: gparted (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily

** Summary changed:

- GParted, partitionmanager,  locks up when formatting Kingston 512 GB SDXC card
+ GParted, partitionmanager, gnome-disk-utility lock up when formatting Kingston 512 GB SDXC card

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Title:
  GParted, partitionmanager, gnome-disk-utility lock up when formatting
  Kingston 512 GB SDXC card

Status in gparted package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Tried to format a brand new Kingston 512 GB SDXC card
  (http://www.kingston.com/en/flash/sd_cards)  in ext4 using GParted,
  for storing user data on it.

  The card can be formatted with no problems with MS Windows 8 (TM) with
  the built-in formatter (exFAT). It can be written on completely in
  Windows with c't's h2testw (http://www.heise.de/download/h2testw.html)
  with no errors, except some notice that due to some NTFS properties 1
  MB is reserved and therefore this MB cannot be written on.

  However, when using GParted or KDE's partitionmanager or gnome-disk-
  utility, formatting never comes to en end.

  Steps taken:

  1) Writing a GPT or MS-DOS partition table on the card (no obious problems).
  2) a) Creating partition using all the space shown as available OR
  2) b) creating partition using everything except 10 MB.
  3) Starting 2) a) OR 2) b).

  Result: The above-mentioned formatting tools lock up.

  When I tried to lock format the first times last year, sometimes even
  the whole system (including mouse) froze. This has not happened after
  updating the kernel to Ubuntu 4.2.0-25.30-generic 4.2.6, so maybe it
  has something to do with the kernel.

  The machine is a DELL Latitude 3150 running Kubuntu 15.10.

  Please tell me if you need any further information.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: gparted 0.19.0-3build1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-25.30-generic 4.2.6
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jan 29 15:55:40 2016
  ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/gpartedbin
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-16 (12 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gparted
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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