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Fix USB partition alignment #154

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion lib/raw_format.py
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Expand Up @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def raw_format(device_path, fstype, volume_label, uid, gid):

# Make a partition (primary, with FS ID ext3, starting at 1MB & using 100% of space).
# If it starts at 0% or 0MB, it's not aligned to MB's and complains
execute(["parted", device_path, "mkpart", "primary", partition_type, "1", "100%"])
execute(["parted", device_path, "mkpart", "primary", partition_type, "1MiB", "100%"])

# Call wipefs on the new partitions to avoid problems with old filesystem signatures
execute(["wipefs", "-a", partition_path, "--force"])
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