I'm having a similar problem on a laptop *without* a floppy drive. My solution is $ sudo mv /dev/fd0 /root
(You could also delete, but you never know...) Don't execute this command anyway if you *do* have a floppy drive. -- gparted doesn't start (freeze) because of /dev/fd0 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157503 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs