usb-creator-kde

[TheBigAmbulance]

I am trying to use usb-creator-kde to create a bootable kubuntu install on a 4gb memory stick.

If for example I erase the disk, what I end up seeing under the disk to use is redundant entries (see pic1.png). If I stop and restart the app, all of that disappears.

Another strange thing on my system is if I look in Synaptic for the version, it says 0.2.28 which is the package maintained for Precise at this time. However, if I do it command line, it says 0.2.23??

root@dpich-M6400:/home/dpich# usb-creator-kde --version
Qt: 4.8.1
KDE Development Platform: 4.8.3 (4.8.3)
Startup Disk Creator: 0.2.23
root@dpich-M6400:

When I finally am able to create it, it shows bootable in an fdisk. But on three other systems, it will not boot as the system doesn't see it as bootable.

Disk /dev/sde: 4112 MB, 4112515072 bytes
127 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1020 cylinders, total 8032256 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00082563

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sde1   *          62     8031479     4015709    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)

[SteveRiley]

If for example I erase the disk, what I end up seeing under the disk to use is redundant entries (see pic1.png). If I stop and restart the app, all of that disappears.

Reported in Ubuntu bug 830120, but it's seen no activity, unfortunately.

Another strange thing on my system is if I look in Synaptic for the version, it says 0.2.28 which is the package maintained for Precise at this time. However, if I do it command line, it says 0.2.23??

I, too, see the difference:

steve@x1:~$ [B]usb-creator-kde --version[/B]
Qt: 4.8.1
KDE Development Platform: 4.8.3 (4.8.3)
Startup Disk Creator: 0.2.23

steve@x1:~$ [B]apt-cache policy usb-creator-kde[/B]
usb-creator-kde:
  Installed: 0.2.38
  Candidate: 0.2.38
  Version table:
 *** 0.2.38 0
        500 http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

My guess is that the string reported by --version hasn't been updated.

When I finally am able to create it, it shows bootable in an fdisk. But on three other systems, it will not boot as the system doesn't see it as bootable.

How old are these systems that won't boot? Not all computers can handle a FAT32-LBA as a bootable primary partition. (FAT32-LBA is used in place of "ordinary" FAT32 if the partition size is greater than 2 GiB.)