I had the same problem, i.e. very long scan time when starting Gparted in Ubuntu 7.10 32-bit.
I disabled Floppy in the BIOS (I have no floppy installed), and the problem was solved.
I had the same problem, i.e. very long scan time when starting Gparted in Ubuntu 7.10 32-bit.
I disabled Floppy in the BIOS (I have no floppy installed), and the problem was solved.