To be noted that from my previous tests I managed to erase a USB stick with any condition with the 0.2.56.3 (no partition table, partition table but no partitions, with partitions) although with an occasional need for retry.
It might be that a bug in 14.10 bug could be a different bug with similar symptoms. ** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: Triaged => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059872 Title: Error formatting disk using disk utility To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks2/+bug/1059872/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs