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Bug 667511 - Gparted does not start and continues to scan devices
Gparted does not start and continues to scan devices
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gparted
Classification: Other
Component: application
0.8.1
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gparted maintainers alias
gparted maintainers alias
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-01-08 20:17 UTC by Curtis Gedak
Modified: 2012-02-22 00:46 UTC
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Description Curtis Gedak 2012-01-08 20:17:29 UTC 
Bug originally report in Ubuntu:

Gparted does not start and continues to scan devices
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+bug/910379


Summary from Ubuntu Report:

I have Precise Pangolin Alpha 1 with all updates installed.
When launching Gparted it continues to scan for devices and never starts.
I tried as normal user, as root, with and without a usb key attached.
Comment 1 Curtis Gedak 2012-01-08 20:19:52 UTC 
Much troubleshooting has been disclosed in the Ubuntu report mentioned earlier.

The following patch has been committed to the Gnome git repository for inclusion in the next release of GParted:

Fix long scan problem when BIOS floppy setting incorrect
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gparted/commit/?id=18f863151c82934fe0a980853cc3deb1e439bec2
Comment 2 Curtis Gedak 2012-01-08 20:29:19 UTC 
Closed this bug report as the problem no longer occurs.
Comment 3 Curtis Gedak 2012-01-08 20:51:27 UTC 
Re-opening bug report since the patch has not yet been included in a GParted release.

This patch will be includded in the next GParted release.
Comment 4 Curtis Gedak 2012-02-22 00:46:13 UTC 
This enhancement has been included in GParted 0.12.0 released on February, 21, 2012.