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Topic: GParted LiveCD 0.10.0-3 freezes at keyboard selection on old P-II

Greetings all, Linux a "newbie+" here. I am trying a fresh install of Zorin 5.0 Lite (x32) on an OLD HP Pavilion 8260 with 192MB SDRAM and a freshly wiped W.D. HDD.

Yes, I know, I like challenges... roll

I D/L'd & burnt the latest GParted LiveCD 0.10.0-3 .iso and tested it on two newer machines. The .iso is fine.

I am having a BIG problem making it past the keymap selection screen on the 8260, that's where the computer freezes, or the keyboard stops working. My U.S. PS2 keyboard works fine up until the keymap screen, and then it quits responding and I can't select any options at all. No ENTER, no arrow keys, nothing... It's like the BIOS driver disappears altogether.

Now, I don't know if the computer is actually frozen at that point because, of course, there is no mouse availability for the keymap screen, and the keyboard is not responding, so... any ideas?  big_smile

* Now then, I will post-script this by saying I can get GParted 0.7.0 to work, from inside the Zorin LiveCD, but I am wanting to know why the newer version of GParted won't work. Most of the forum posts I have read here and other places say' "Get the newer version..."; but that doesn't work for me, and I want to learn why as I work on alot of old machines for folks. Anybody know something obvious?

Thanks all,
Happy Holidays! -C.R.

2 Reply by class413

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Re: GParted LiveCD 0.10.0-3 freezes at keyboard selection on old P-II

Most of the forum posts I have read here and other places say' "Get the newer version..."; but that doesn't work for me

That's right, in most cases, especially in resizing problems, newer versions fix older problems. However this isn't absolute rule.
It seems that in some cases of older hardware an older version can boot better than the latest one. It is probably related to the kernel of the latest version.
This kind of problems is usually related not to the GParted it self but to the Linux software environment (in this case the livecd).

I think our Livecd maintainer could explain better and find a solution. Sometimes, adding a boot parameter solves issues.

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Re: GParted LiveCD 0.10.0-3 freezes at keyboard selection on old P-II

The GParted Live image is based on the Debian Live project.

Are you able to boot the latest Debian SID Live image?