A workaround for this bug: $ sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M count=1 $ sudo blockdev --rereadpt /dev/sdb
After zeroing out the first megabyte erasing of the usb disk works. It is related to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb- creator/+bug/458334 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1048792 Title: org.freedesktop.Dbus error while trying to erase USB key with Startup disk creator To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/1048792/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
