https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726756 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726756#c0 Summary: imagewriter: produces an image on USB that is "not readable by the partitioning tool parted" Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.1 Version: Beta 1 Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: howard.bryan.webb@gmail.com QAContact: jsrain@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/7.0.1 While attempting to install suse 12.1 RC1 on a system, I used imagewriter (SUSE Studio Imagewriter 1.9) write the ISO image openSUSE-DVD-Build0379-i586.iso on my USB stick. Writing was successful. That's right I have an RC1 system, and used imagewriter to make a bootable image to install RC1 on another system. The problem can be seen in 2 ways: 1) Using yast2, select the disk partitioner utility (with the USB plugged in and mounted). While initializing, yast2 partitioner says "The partitioning on disk /dev/sdc is not readable by the partitioning tool parted, which is used to change the partition table. ,.. 2) Boot the USB stick. During the initial process where the installation software is sizing up its resources just after the Licensing Agreement screen, there is a popup saying that the installation media has a problem. As it happens, it also occurs with the version of imagewriter used on suse 11.4. Using fdisk shows the problem too, and suggests a fix. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. use imagewriter to write an openSUSE ISO image on a USB memory stick 2. remove and reinsert the memory stick 3. observe that it is not mounted (e.g. with df) 4. run yast2, select the disk partitioner 5. verify that during its initialization, a popup appears complaining about the partitioning on your USB stick or 2. Boot the memory stick to install the ISO image (it's OK, you won't wipe anything out; the problem occurs before anything is written to disk) 3. During the Stage 1 installation process, a popup warns about the USB stick, which is scary to even experienced users unless they know to ignore it. Actual Results: as described above Expected Results: no warnings when examining the USB stick produced by imagewriter with fdisk, the suse install process, or yast2 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.