Even though I could not find any reference to fd0 in the usual tools, out of desperation I tried the "blacklist fd0" cure as recommended elsewhere.
The problem has vanished. I'm assuming this is some obscure bug in the Gigabyte BIOS. Thanks John -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1159288 Title: GParted hang while Scanning all devices for 10 to 15 mn To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+bug/1159288/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
