** Description changed: Binary package hint: usb-creator - A regression was presented in karmic which blocks usability of usb- - creator. This bug report is for a move back to the behavior of using an - abstracted device instead of listing /dev/sd[a-z][1-9] devices alongside - /dev/sd[a-z]. For the majority of users on the Ubuntu Desktop, this - should be the default as it is the largest use case. + A usability regression was presented in Karmic which complicates the use + of usb-creator. This bug limit the functionality of a core application + used for Ubuntu installation, and affects many users. + + This bug report asks that usb-creator move back to its previous behavior + of using an abstracted device instead of listing device paths + (/dev/sd[a-z][1-9] alongside /dev/sd[a-z]). For the majority of users on + the Ubuntu Desktop abstraction should be the default. There are two use-cases/reasons why this change was introduced in Karmic: 1) .img files for Ubuntu Mobile requires the images to be written directly to the device, and not a partition. 2) Some USB disks come formatted as a single vfat filesystem without a partition table. The first is a corner case and this needs to be discussed with the Design and Mobile Team. The second is less important, as formating needs to be standardized when (re-)formatting the disk (See Bug #296160 for more details). Steps to reproduce: 1) Open usb-creator in Jaunty and create a usb startup disk. 2) Open usb-creator in Karmic and create a usb startup disk. 3) Compare usability, intuitiveness and ease of use. Result: Jaunty (previous release - Ubuntu 9.04) wins hands down. Expected: With development, software should strive to become easier and simpler. This is not true of this change which was made for a the Mobile team and not for a large number of desktop users. Conclusion: The reason that the title ends with "This should not be the default" is because there is (all be it, minority) a use case for writing directly to a device. For this one use case we need to have an "Advanced mode" which switches from Abstracted Devices to Device Paths (Device/Partitions). What we should NOT do is alienate all desktop users because of a needed change. The Design and Mobile Team have a talk concerning the redesign of usb-creator. This bug was created in hope of moving back to a simple intuitive drive abstraction by default for Lucid. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Jan 12 17:27:11 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 NonfreeKernelModules: wl Package: usb-creator (not installed) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic SourcePackage: usb-creator Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
-- Regression: usb-creator replaced using abstracted device names by using device paths. This should not be the default. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506586 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
