Yuri (wdwp) wrote on 2013-05-15: #6 "I installed python-gudev and gir1.2-gudev-1.0 packages. usb-creator-gtk works."
Others wrote that it is enough with gir1.2-gudev-1.0 -o- I started testing in a 5 year old desktop computer with an ASUS mobo and a dual core AMD 4400+ 64-bit CPU (but I stick to the 32-bit Lubuntu 13.04 iso file). I tried adding only gir1.2-gudev-1.0 in Lubuntu 13.04 and it was possible to run usb-creator-gtk and make a live disk. It was also possible to make a casper-rw partition manually, add the boot option persistent (temporary) and have persistence. I did not manage to make it work with the built-in persistence. There was an error, and the bootloader was not copied to the USB drive, so the USB drive was dead. -o- Then I tried with usb-creator-kde and it worked out of the box. -o- I installed python-gudev, although I thought there was another bug too in usb-creator-gtk The first attempt after installing python-gudev and updating/upgrading, usb-creator-gtk worked as well as the kde rival. So it seems the comment by Yuri was correct. The comments that only one of the packages was necessary were incorrect (it fixed only the live part, not the persistence). I tested a second time without mounting the FAT32 partition on the USB drive. Then usb-creator-gtk stopped with segmentation fault (and failed to create a good USB boot drive). The partition was mounted after the crash, so usb-creator-gtk had mounted it. Restarting usb-creator-gtk made it successful. (So I did nothing but checking that the drive was mounted and restarting usb-creator-gtk.) Then I tested again. I wiped the USB drive completely dd-overwriting with zeros, and making one FAT32 partition, and mounting the partition. This time usb-creator-gtk succeeded again to make a complete persistent live USB drive. -o- So my conclusion is: 1. Yuri's comment is correct. Both packages are necessary for all functions of usb-creator-gtk. The size of python-gudev (installed) is 80.9 kB and the size of gir1.2-gudev-1.0 (installed) is 50.2 kB according to apt-get. 2. But in addition, the partition on the USB drive should be mounted before usb-creator-gtk is started. Otherwise the process will crash with a segmentation fault. I guess this is another bug, but a minor bug. With proper instructions, usb-creator-gtk can be used to create live as well as persistent live USB drives. *. So the packages python-gudev and gir1.2-gudev-1.0 should be included when usb-creator-gtk is installed. And the user should be told to mount the partition on the USB drive before starting usb-creator-gtk. I hope some of you will also test usb-creator-gtk including persistence. I am going to make some noise about this, trying to get a working version at least in Saucy, but I hope it will also trickle down into 13.04. Best regards sudodus alias Nio -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1165200 Title: usb-creator-gtk fails to run on lubuntu13.04 beta 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/1165200/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
