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Message #104026
[Bug 1059872] Re: Error formatting disk using disk utility
I'm still experiencing this error on a fully updated Ubuntu 14.0.4.3 ,
I'm trying to format a regular disk, but it won't let me via the gear
menu. I can still format it by clicking on the + icon instead.
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Title:
Error formatting disk using disk utility
Status in DarGUI:
New
Status in OEM Priority Project:
New
Status in udisks2 package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in util-linux source package in Trusty:
Triaged
Status in util-linux package in Debian:
Fix Released
Bug description:
[Impact]
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)"
The underlying problem is that the "wipefs" tool from util-linux does
not work any more.
You can work around this bug in gnome-disk-utility using these steps:
* 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
[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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