I have the same problem. Gparted freez on "Scanning all devices..." if floppy module is loaded. This modules is loaded on bootup, even if I do not have any floppy device pluged. (tested on the liveCD and on a fresh edgy install) If I unload floppy module before launching gparted (sudo modprobe -r floppy), everythig goes well :)
I do not have this problem with dapper. It is also fixed if I downgrade to gparted 0.1 on edgy. The bug seems to be known: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=351753 I also attach the output of dmesg. ** Attachment added: "dmesg" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4183598/dmesg.txt -- IO Error's in /dev/fd0. I don't have a floppy disk. https://launchpad.net/bugs/59470 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs