The issue was that the partitions that were deleted still remained on the places menu.
The problem disappeared when the machine was rebooted. It was so long ago that I don't remember any more detail than that. > Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 02:03:01 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Bug 340682] Re: Nonexistent partition displayed on places menu > > I'm a little unclear as to what the problem is. Are you saying that the > new partitions you created show up on the places menu, but that you > can't open them there, or that the places menu is still showing the > partitions you deleted? > > > ** Package changed: gparted (Ubuntu) => ubuntu > > ** Changed in: ubuntu > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > Nonexistent partition displayed on places menu > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340682 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Using Ubuntu 8.10. > Skill level - Windows developer turned Linux Newbie. > > I have a nonexistent partition displayed on my Places menu. The partition > used to exist, but I removed it when I was playing around with gparted. I > don't remember exactly how I managed to do it,but it went something like this: > > 1. Used gparted to delete the ntfs partition on sdb. (80 GB HDD) > 2. Created a roughly 11 GB primary partition on sdb and assigned the rest to > an extended partition that contained two or three 11ish GB logical partitions > and the remainder to yet another logical partition. The partitions were a mix > of ext2/3. > 3. Mounted the 11 GB primary partition and one or two of the other partitions > through the Places menu. > 4. Played some more with gparted and eventually through gparted forced the > unmounting of all partitions. > 5. Deleted all partitions. > 6. Turned the entirety of sdb into a single extended partition. > 7. Split the extended partition into two logical partitions both using ext3. > 8. Noticed that a menu item '10.5 GB Media' menu item was on the Places menu > with the two expected logical partitions. > > I am unable to actually do anything with or to the menu item, but I do get > the 'Mount 10.5 GB Media' tool tip. > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/340682/+subscribe -- Nonexistent partition displayed on places menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340682 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
