Error Booting Version 0.16.2-1b (i486)

Would you be able to try the latest GParted Live image from the Testing directory on the Download page?

There is a newer one just released (0.16.2-11) if you can try that one.

Update:

I burned the newest lab version 0.16.2-11  and tried it on my Laptop but it won't boot.  The Laptop reverts to my HDD and boots as normal.

I use "Imgburn" freeware to burn my CD's.

I used one of my Verbatim CD-R's to eliminate a less-quality media issue and I burned the CD using my Laptop burner.

There's no error message or any Gparted screen appearing when the Latop tries to boot from the CD Drive.  It just boots to the HDD as normal.  My CD drive is being accessed (my BIOS Boot Priority is working ok) prior to reverting to my HDD boot.

I re-inserted my older CD version (gparted-live-0.14.1-6-i486) and it booted ok which I assume eliminates my Laptop as the issue with the newer versions not booting to my Laptop.

I'm not sure if the Laptop problem is a compatibility issue with the new Gparted versions.  I guess that's a possibility but I'm not knowledgeable with Linux and am only a lite Gparted user.  I use Gparted to format and remove partitions prior to cloning and testing recovered platform Images to my HDD.

My Laptop info:

OS: Window 7 x64

TOSHIBA LAPTOP MODEL Satellite L655-S5168
Processor: Intel i5 480  2.56 Ghz
RAM: 4 Gb  DDR3 1066 Mhz
Graphics: Intel

The way that I think I understand Linux boots is that it loads everything into one's PC RAM.  The HDD is not accessed. Is that accurate?

Gparted was recommended to me by my nephew and with the limited way that I use it, it works great .  I like the idea of formatting and removing partitions outside of Windows.

I'm using the i486 ISO downloads.

I believe you're right about the 0.16.2-11 boot loader incompatibility with my Laptop.  My other bootable media works ok on the Laptop, Acronis. Macrium Reflect, etc.

As long as I can boot with the older version gparted-live-0.14.1-6-i486 on my Laptop, I'm ok for now.  I have that ISO file saved on my HDD.

Flash Drive, I'll try that, loading onto it and booting.  I've never loaded a bootable media onto the Flash Drive so I'm reading the tutorials at the Gparted site. 

The first thing that I read is that I'd need to create a FAT partition on the Flash Drive in order to load "Tuxboot" or use the other methods to install Gparted on my Flash Drive.  I'm guessing that this can be done using Gparted.

The Drive is currenly used as a mini-backup for my NTFS items so I'll need to obtain another Flash Drive to try this, unless there's a way to create a FAT partition alongside the NTFS partition on the Flash Drive.

This is getting into an area where I have no experience (custom partitioning) but I'd like to get up to speed with the basics about it so this sounds like I'll give this a try soon.

Regarding how Linux media loads into RAM, thanks for verifying how it works.  The reason that I was curious about this is that I recently booted from another Linux CD (not Gparted, another imaging/cloning media tool) and my Desktop PC behaved strangely after I booted back to my HDD.  I had a couple of minor issues that I had to fix, re-seating my 'net Ethernet connector to restore the Network Adapter enable, and I had to re-insert one of my USB cables to get Windows to recognize the device from that port.

Both issues hadn't been present prior to booting from that other Linux CD.  That's why I was curious about where a Linux bootable CD loads into one's PC.

I was surprised when that happened, since I hadn't seen that before, when I've booted from my other Linux-based CD's, ie, "Clonezilla", and my other Gparted CD's.

for your replies and helpful info here.  I'm in the "first grade" compared to other members here , regarding custom HDD manipulating/partitioning.

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[Edit Update] I just checked my Flash Drive and it's already a FAT32 drive.  I'd not noticed that before today.  So I can proceed with the tutorial and download 0.16.11 to my drive.

Will that remove any other items that are on the Flash Drive?

Thanks,  yes, those Flash Drive items are backed up all over the place .  I guess I'm one of those "backup nuts".  I have 2 cloned HDD's that have been tested for any recovery needs as well as a few full-HDD images on an external HDD.

The Ver 0.16.2 did boot up ok on my Desktop PC.  I haven't tried the latest version on my Desktop.  I'll download the ISO and check that one out on the Desktop at next opportunity.

To summarize what I've seen:

Desktop PC:  Ver 0.16.2 boots ok.  My original Gparted version gparted-live-0.14.1-6-i486   works ok.

Laptop PC:    My original version gparted-live-0.14.1-6-i486  boots ok.  Ver 0.16.2-1b-i486 as well as 0.16.2-9 and 0.16.2-11  didn't boot.

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for the info on your thread. 

I hadn't seen that thread earlier.  It's good to know that my Laptop issue wasn't unique.

I'll try ver 0.16.1-1 to CD and see how that works.

There have been many changes in the Linux world to graphic drivers and boot processes to handle EFI booting and still continue to support BIOS booting.

Unfortunately neither Steven Shiau (Live image maintainer) or myself have been able to replicate these boot problems on any of our production or test PC's.  This makes the problem very hard to troubleshoot.  ;(

Hello Gedakc,

I was getting a similar error with the latest tar ball from the gparted website.  I have a compaq nc6400 laptop.

I downloaded the version that Steven created and it worked perfectly, was able to successfully resize my partitions.

Regards,

Christopher