1 Topic by MalcolmRoss

  • MalcolmRoss
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Topic: GParted and HP Desktop

Hi

I have a Compac / HP SR5010NX with Windows Vista Home Edition.   I downloaded the Live (iso) version of Gparted 3.4-11.   I have tried quite a number of the options including the VESA as you advised another participant.   What I observe is that gparted boots until it says:

io scheduler cfg registered

then some more text flashes by too fast to read but seems to end on ... scanning ...

At that point the monitor goes inactive ( I have tried both and LCD and an old CRT monitor)

A bit later the computer starts to go into standby (the disk and fans spin down and become quiet)

I have left it alone for some time but nothing else happens unless I reboot.

If I remove the CD the system boots normally.

Any ideas?   I notice that you have later none live (iso) versions.   Should I try one of these with a different procedure?

Thanks

2 Reply by class413

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Re: GParted and HP Desktop

This same boot problem was already reported, and it seems related to the chipset /graphics card (it is integrated intel, as I found). It was solved by using Gparted from the sysresccd livecd.
http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page

Many boot problems are solved by using some older livecd version, but in a recent case this specific problem "persisted" in a number of older versions. Of course, I couldn't suggest to keep an entire collection of the older versions smile

Another procedure, especially for the case you stop to a graphic screen, is the following: press "ctrl+alt+backspace" keys to "kill" X. Then you must be on a text terminal screen. You run "Forcevideo" at the command line prompt, then you choose a graphics driver and a resolution and Gparted runs.

*** It is highly recommended to backup any important files before doing resize/move operations. ***