If we ignore the timed out error in util-linux/src/udiskslinuxblock.c: handle_format():
if (udisks_daemon_wait_for_object_sync (daemon, wait_for_filesystem, wait_data, NULL, 15, &error) == NULL) { #if 0 g_prefix_error (&error, "Error synchronizing after initial wipe: "); if (invocation != NULL) g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error (invocation, error); else g_clear_error (&error); goto out; #endif } Then gnome-disks can format usb sticks correctly, and usb-creator also works with another patch: https://code.launchpad.net/~yuningdodo/usb-creator/usb-creator.lp1300361-format-parent-device-to-erase-correctly/+merge/225799 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1318954 Title: Error formatting disk "Error synchronizing after initial wipe: Timed out waiting for object (udisks-error-quark, 0)" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1318954/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs