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Topic: Problems Booting GParted [SOLVED]

Hi, I am very new to Gparted and Linux, so please be kind.

I am building a new system with the POV NVidia Atom MB, 2x1GB Kingston DDR2, and 1TB Seagate HDD.

Due to a possible initial configuration problem, I decided to completely repartition and reformat the HDD. Initially I did not have a DVD-RW drive, but have now installed an ATA DVD-RW via a SATA converter. (No IDE on MB!)

Downloaded the GParted Live 0.5.2-1 version iso and copied to DVD using Imgburn. The DVD works on the old desktop, but will not fully boot from the DVD drive in the new system.  It goes into an endless loop in Default mode with messages such as:

Emask 0x1 (device error)
ata 3.00:status {DRDY ERR}
sr0: CDROM (ioctl) error
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical blocks 0-8

(This is not a full nor literal list)

Figured the problem must be the ATA-SATA converter, as Linux system may have a problem without adding SATA drivers. My abilities did not run to editing the run defaults, so attempted the failsafe mode with similar though slightly different results.

Next I tried using a USB key by loading the iso onto a newly FAT32 formatted key with Unetbootin. It booted and went to a further point, without a continuous loop, but error messages too numerous to convey:

error_code +0x6b/0x70
oop_end +0x88/0x8d
no_context +0x104/0x10d
_bad_area_nosemaphore
MPBIOS-trigger
handle_mm_fault

As there is no working system on the drive, I need to use some bootable media using Dos, Linux or similar.  I have an old version of BARTPE and UBCD but I'd prefer a simple partitioning/formatting tool, rather than updating either of those.  GParted looked as if it would suit my purposes.

Any ideas where the problem lays?    Any suggestion what to try next?

Thanks for any assistance

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Re: Problems Booting GParted [SOLVED]

"Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical blocks 0-8" -> Normally this is hardware compatibility issue, either it's on CD drive, or the CD itself. Try to use different burning program to burn it, or use lower speed to write the iso to the CD.

As for USB key, it's recommend to follow:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/liveusb.php
Extract files and make USB flash drive bootable under GNU/Linux
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to do that.
From the error messages you provided, actually I have no idea about that...
BTW, I have uploaded testing GParted live 0.5.2-5 today, therefore maybe you can give it a try. See if any difference.

Steven.

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Re: Problems Booting GParted [SOLVED]

OK, Looks like I may have solved my problem, but not diagnosed the issue with the Gparted install.
I managed to use BartPE and clean the HDD with DiskPart before recreating partitions and formatting with FORMAT via DOS prompt.
I will endeavour to mark this thread as solved if I successfully reinstall the system.:)

Thanks anyway....

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Re: Problems Booting GParted [SOLVED]

stevenshiau wrote:

"Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical blocks 0-8" -> Normally this is hardware compatibility issue, either it's on CD drive, or the CD itself. Try to use different burning program to burn it, or use lower speed to write the iso to the CD.

As for USB key, it's recommend to follow:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/liveusb.php
Extract files and make USB flash drive bootable under GNU/Linux
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Thanks again Steven, your post came in just as I was writing.  I did write the DVD at 4x write speed and had tried both imgburn & PowerISO, but for some reason the PowerISO version wasn't bootable. I do suspect the IDE/SATA converter/adaptor as the main cause of the possible hardware compatability problem.

I noted the recommended system for writing a bootable USB, but had success with the easier methods on other programs, so thought I'd give it a try.  You are probably correct, that laziness creates its own problems!   My USB key with a more recent attempt seemed nearly to complete the install before coming up with a { DRDYERR }.