I have tracked down the root of the problem. Usb-creator in jaunty beta tries to create the casper-rw file as one large block. Notice the "count=1" in the dd command. Actually it should use a reasonable block size like 1k and then create right number of blocks. Block sizes >= 2GB aren't allowed by dd. I don't know enough about dd or filesystems, but I think using a smaller block size is more efficient for something like the root filesystem. This is what is causing the "dd: invalid number" errors in ~/.usb-creator.log and causing the casper-rw file not to be created. If the 4 GB file size is surpassed it will give a file too large error (or something like that). There are patches with this bug that should address both of these issues.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/321544 -- [Intepid] Ubuntu Live USB creator creates liveUSB's that are limited in size https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/284085 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
