[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#767457: Error creating partition

[Mathieu Malaterre]

Package: gnome-disk-utility
Version: 3.12.1-1+b1
Severity: important

I cannot create a partition on my USB key. System is brand new jessie/amd64.

Steps:
- Plug the USB key
- Start `gnome-disks` from a console
- Select the USB key (left panel)
- Hit 'Ctrl+F' to format, pick the default selection (MBR)
- Click the gears icon (under partition), pick the default selection,
choose name 'DEBIAN'

A message box should appear with:

[...]
Error creating partition
Error wiping newly created partition /dev/sdf1: Command-line `wipefs
-a "/dev/sdf1"' exited with non-zero exit status 1: wipefs: error:
/dev/sdf1: probing initialization failed: No such file or directory
 (udisks-error-quark, 0)
[...]

There is nothing more in dmesg, nor on the console, except a few warnings:

$ gnome-disks

** (gnome-disks:3887): CRITICAL **: atk_object_ref_state_set:
assertion 'ATK_IS_OBJECT (accessible)' failed

(gnome-disks:3887): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accessible_get_widget:
assertion 'GTK_IS_ACCESSIBLE (accessible)' failed

** (gnome-disks:3887): CRITICAL **: atk_object_ref_state_set:
assertion 'ATK_IS_OBJECT (accessible)' failed

(gnome-disks:3887): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accessible_get_widget:
assertion 'GTK_IS_ACCESSIBLE (accessible)' failed


If that matters:

$ sudo lsusb -d 18a5:0243 -v

Bus 002 Device 006: ID 18a5:0243 Verbatim, Ltd
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.10
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x18a5 Verbatim, Ltd
  idProduct          0x0243
  bcdDevice            1.10
  iManufacturer           1 Verbatim
  iProduct                2 STORE N GO
  iSerial                 3 07072B0DA2443603
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           32
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              498mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol     80 Bulk-Only
      iInterface              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
Binary Object Store Descriptor:
  bLength                 5
  bDescriptorType        15
  wTotalLength           22
  bNumDeviceCaps          2
  USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:
    bLength                 7
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      2
    bmAttributes   0x00000002
      Link Power Management (LPM) Supported
  SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:
    bLength                10
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      3
    bmAttributes         0x00
    wSpeedsSupported   0x000e
      Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)
      Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)
      Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)
    bFunctionalitySupport   2
      Lowest fully-functional device speed is High Speed (480Mbps)
    bU1DevExitLat          10 micro seconds
    bU2DevExitLat        2047 micro seconds
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)