Package: qtparted Version: 0.4.5-2 Severity: important I have a 'modern' machine with no 3.5-inch floppy drive. For some reason though, my /dev includes a /dev/fd0. As a result, when I launch qtparted, it hangs trying to mess with /dev/fd0. Here's a sample from /var/log/kern.log:
Jan 16 00:57:08 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Jan 16 00:57:20 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Jan 16 00:57:20 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Jan 16 00:57:32 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Jan 16 00:57:32 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Jan 16 00:57:44 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Jan 16 00:57:44 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Jan 16 00:57:57 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Jan 16 00:57:57 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Jan 16 00:59:59 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Jan 16 01:00:23 localhost last message repeated 2 times Jan 16 01:00:48 localhost last message repeated 2 times Jan 16 01:00:48 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Jan 16 01:01:00 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Jan 16 01:01:00 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Jan 16 01:01:12 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Jan 16 01:01:12 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Jan 16 01:01:24 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Jan 16 01:01:24 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 Jan 16 01:01:36 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Jan 16 01:01:36 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 This is probably a problem in some underlying library as gparted shows similar behavior. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-k7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages qtparted depends on: ii gksu 2.0.0-1 graphical frontend to su ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.1.1-19 GCC support library ii libice6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libparte 1.7.1-3 The GNU Parted disk partitioning s ii libpng12 1.2.15~beta5-1 PNG library - runtime ii libqt3-m 3:3.3.7-2 Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v ii libsm6 1:1.0.1-3 X11 Session Management library ii libstdc+ 4.1.1-19 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii libuuid1 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.11.14+dfsg-1 universally unique id library ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-4 X11 client-side library ii libxext6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 miscellaneous extension librar ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-13 compression library - runtime Versions of packages qtparted recommends: ii e2fsprog 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.11.14+dfsg-1 ext2 file system utilities and lib ii jfsutils 1.1.11-1 utilities for managing the JFS fil ii ntfsprog 1.13.1-4 tools for doing neat things in NTF ii parted 1.7.1-3 The GNU Parted disk partition resi ii xfsprogs 2.8.11-1 Utilities for managing the XFS fil -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
