This bug was reported in the Ubuntu bug tracker https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/parted/+bug/633635
I was unable to find the bug tracker for parted so I am sending it to the mailing list. If a bug tracker exists, can you please direct me there. Bug details are below. Thank you, Darran Binary package hint: parted Using maverick Linux head.undifined.nl 2.6.32-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 28 05:14:15 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux parted (GNU parted) 2.3 It failed upon my silicon power 16GB stick I saved the core file along with this bugreport and the lsusb -v is below that # gnome-format (gnome-format:20518): Gtk-WARNING **: Ignoring the separator setting (gnome-format:20518): Gtk-WARNING **: Ignoring the separator setting (gnome-format:20518): Gtk-WARNING **: No object called: Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found Backtrace has 20 calls on stack: 20: /lib/libparted.so.0(ped_assert+0x31) [0x7ffd857415c1] 19: /lib/libparted.so.0(+0x15899) [0x7ffd85748899] 18: gnome-format(gnome_format_create_partition_2+0x47) [0x406a77] 17: gnome-format(gnome_format_format_dialog_on_final_format_button_clicked+0x8a) [0x404c4a] 16: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_closure_invoke+0x15e) [0x7ffd870e3afe] 15: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(+0x27379) [0x7ffd870fc379] 14: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit_valist+0x826) [0x7ffd870fdaf6] 13: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit+0x83) [0x7ffd870fe353] 12: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x91845) [0x7ffd88e43845] 11: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_closure_invoke+0xa9) [0x7ffd870e3a49] 10: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(+0x26c43) [0x7ffd870fbc43] 9: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit_valist+0x826) [0x7ffd870fdaf6] 8: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit+0x83) [0x7ffd870fe353] 7: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x901d7) [0x7ffd88e421d7] 6: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x1546e3) [0x7ffd88f066e3] 5: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_closure_invoke+0xa9) [0x7ffd870e3a49] 4: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(+0x26fc2) [0x7ffd870fbfc2] 3: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit_valist+0x66c) [0x7ffd870fd93c] 2: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit+0x83) [0x7ffd870fe353] 1: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x287c0f) [0x7ffd89039c0f] A bug has been detected in GNU Parted. Refer to the web site of parted http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/parted.html for more information of what could be useful for bug submitting! Please email a bug report to bug-parted@gnu.org containing at least the version (2.3) and the following message: Assertion (dev != NULL) at ../../libparted/disk.c:185 in function ped_disk_new() failed. Aborted (core dumped) # lsusb -v Bus 001 Device 005: ID 13fe:3123 Kingston Technology Company Inc. Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x13fe Kingston Technology Company Inc. idProduct 0x3123 bcdDevice 1.10 iManufacturer 1 iProduct 2 silicon-power iSerial 3 E69501570027 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 32 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x80 (Bus Powered) MaxPower 300mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 2 bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk (Zip) 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 Device Qualifier (for other device speed): bLength 10 bDescriptorType 6 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 bNumConfigurations 1 Device Status: 0x0000 (Bus Powered)
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