1 Topic by mdavies5 (edited by mdavies5 2011-11-30 00:35:44)

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Topic: GParted Live will not boot[SOLVED]

I have bootable CDs 0.8.13 and 0.10.0-3 but my computer will not boot from these. In the terminal it seems to go in an endless loop with messages like "4-1 Disabling USB device No. 1" or "5-1 Disabling USB device No. 19". I let it run for 15 minutes and noted that the USB device numbers were being recycled.
I can use GParted in Ubuntu 11.10 but, of course, it cannot resize the boot partition while it is being used.
I am now downloading an ISO image of Ubuntu to see if that will boot and give me access to GParted.
I also have Acronis but am loathe to use this on ext3 partition as it gives many warnings of doom. Has anybody tried it with Linux partitions?

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Re: GParted Live will not boot[SOLVED]

You could try to boot from the "safe" boot option in the boot menu.
It is better to try removing connections to any usb devices (like external hard drives, card readers etc.

Did you read the Manual on boot problems?

The live UBUNTU would work too, because it works on RAM.
Another live cd that contains GParted is System Rescue CD. The latest version contains the latest stable GParted 0.10.


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

3 Reply by mdavies5 (edited by mdavies5 2011-11-29 03:08:11)

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Re: GParted Live will not boot[SOLVED]

Thanks for prompt response. I started to read "boot problems" but stopped because it seemed to concentrate on basic BIOS settings. My mistake, I should have continued to Appendix B before bothering you. Anyway I also downloaded the ISO of PartedMagic. This defaults to using RAM and boots uip very quickly and has a very nice UI with many extra tools. I used Gparted in this environment and it worked perfectly. Thanks again.[SOLVED]

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Re: GParted Live will not boot[SOLVED]

Glad to see that the problem is gone.  smile

If so, you can add [SOLVED] to the title of the thread, by editing your initial post.

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