This is already the case by the nature of how usb-creator is designed. To put it another way, because usb-creator searches for devices with the storage.removable property set to true, it will never use the device the live system is running off of.
I've confirmed this in my own tests, but if the disk the live filesystem is running from is present in your tests, please reopen this bug report and print the result of the following command (where volume_uuid_D501_33B3 is the device in question): dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.Hal --type=method_call /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_D501_33B3 org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.GetAllProperties Thanks ** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- The device the system is running from should not be selectable as a target https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269772 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs