gparted hangs "Scanning all Devices" forever (because of /dev/fd0)
Bug #155047 reported by
Ari
This bug affects 12 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GParted |
Fix Released
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Critical
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gparted (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
In my system, starting gparted all I get is the app window saying "Scanning all devices" for ever (== at least half an hour... that's as far as my patience goes :))
If a floppy drive is activated in the computer BIOS, but not available physically, gparted enters an infinite loop while scanning devices.
WORKAROUNDS:
a) disable your floppy drive in the computer BIOS
b) start gparted with the device you want to work on, e.g. "gparted /dev/sda"
c) NOT RECOMMENDED/
Changed in gparted: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in gparted: | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
Changed in gparted: | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in gparted: | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in gparted: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Changed in gparted: | |
assignee: | dboehi → nobody |
Changed in gparted: | |
importance: | Unknown → Critical |
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