[Bug 1361474] [NEW] [SRU] Error erasing device when there is dos partition table but no partition

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[Impact]
Unable to erase the device if there's a partition table but no partitions.

[Test Case]

Steps to reproduce:
1. prepare an usbstick with dos partition table but no partition, this can be done with gparted
2. erase the usbstick with usb-creator-gtk or usb-creator-kde

Expected result:
The usbstick is successfully erased (and a partition should be created)

Actual result:
An error message is popped up:

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}', {}), None)
gi._glib.GError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.Failed: Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed out waiting for object

[Regression Potential]

Should not affect negatively the normal use case (=usb stick with
partition table, one partition vfat formatted).

** Affects: usb-creator (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: usb-creator (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: High
         Status: New

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[SRU] Error erasing device when there is dos partition table but no partition
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1361474
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