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I'm trying to create a bootable USB stick (7.5G) for Ubuntu 12.04 (x86_64) from another Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64 PC.

I downloaded the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425).

When I run Make Startup Disk, I selected the downloaded release. The drive shows up with a capacity of 7.5GB and a blank space under "Free Space". I have tried using the "Erase Disk" button, which seems to erase the disk.

The problem is that the options below the "Disk to use" section are grayed out. The "Make Startup Disk" is colored dull orange, while the source disc image and device to use are bright orange. The "Make Startup Disk" button doesn't do anything when I click it. The only working buttons are "Other...", "Erase Disk", and "Close".

Upon using Other button to select the ISO, it allows to select the ISO but it doesn't load and the "Source Disk Image" field remains empty.

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There is a alternative way to make StartUPdisk

You need to install UNetbootin. Go to software center and search for it. Then install....

Run it.....from application

You will see this window

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  • Click on Diskimage.
  • Select iso.
  • Give 3 GB of space in Space used..... Then select your USB Drive from dropdown menu. Click ok. And wait until finished. Hope it helps.
Kaktarua
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I had similar problems on 12.04LTS. My workaround was to launch usb-creator-gtk from the Terminal cli:

  • open the Terminal application
  • run sudo usb-creator-gtk at the prompt
  • inster your login password (I assume you are the admin;) )
  • the Startup Disk Creator gui should appear
  • try to erase/create the startup disk you need
Ionică Bizău
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lokutus25
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Free up your Pen-drive by using Erase Disk button. After finish, there will be an option to set the space that will be used on your pen-drive.

Open Startup Disk Creator

Open Startup Disk Creator

Select Pen-Drive and click Erase button

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Click Yes when prompt

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Put your password

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Wait a lil bit and you will get an option to adjust the extra space.

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If it still doesn't work, remove your Pen-Drive and reboot your system.

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penreturns
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I need to test this again but I think if your usb drive isn't configured as "bootable" you'll see this. I could be wrong.

Run Disk Utility and mark partition as bootable.

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I had alike issue (making win 7 bootable stick from Ubuntu 12.04). After a memory stick was erased "Free space" was showing 0 bytes.

What I did to solve the problem is just opened Nautilus window and clicked on memory stick icon (left panel) to mount it. After that "Make startup disk" button became enabled.

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