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Bug 1413796 - USB stick restore feature uses incorrect type code, macOS wants to initialize the stick
Summary: USB stick restore feature uses incorrect type code, macOS wants to initialize...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: mediawriter
Version: 25
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Martin Bříza
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-01-17 00:26 UTC by Chris Murphy
Modified: 2017-05-27 03:01 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: mediawriter-4.1.0-1.fc25
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Last Closed: 2017-05-27 03:01:25 UTC
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Description Chris Murphy 2017-01-17 00:26:36 UTC 
Description of problem:

Using the restore stick feature results in fdisk type code 83 (Linux) being used instead of either OB or OC. Windows may not recognize type code 83; for sure macOS does not and asks the user to initialize the disk.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
mediawriter-4.0.8-0.fc25.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always. Not a regression.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. After putting a live image on a USB stick, insert it with FMW running.
2. Acknowledge Restore option for the stick.
3.

Actual results:

fdisk type code for the partition created on the stick is 83. macOS recognizes this as a Linux type code and won't mount (automatically or manually) the stick.

Expected results:

Type code should probably be 0B; or possibly 0C. I've tried both on macOS and both work.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Martin Bříza 2017-01-17 08:08:45 UTC 
Chris, thanks for noticing.
I fixed this upstream.
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2017-05-18 14:49:03 UTC 
mediawriter-4.1.0-1.fc25 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 25. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-dade9f0f49
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2017-05-20 01:05:53 UTC 
mediawriter-4.1.0-1.fc25 has been pushed to the Fedora 25 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-dade9f0f49
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2017-05-27 03:01:25 UTC 
mediawriter-4.1.0-1.fc25 has been pushed to the Fedora 25 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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