[Bug 664275] Re: Mint-10 RC Gparted Problems

[Bruce R]

Agreed, because an even earlier version of Gparted, as included within an 'obsolete' LinuxMint7 CD, version 0.4.3 with default 'Align to Cylinder' is what is actually needed to uniquely prepare USBkeys for persistent USBkey creation using subsequent and different versions of StartUp Disk Creator.
For example, LinuxMint 9's creator is then needed for persistent LinuxMint-9, -10 or -12 USBkeys, whilst LinuxMint-11's creator is needed for persistent LinuxMint-11, PinguyOS11.04, Ubuntu 11.10 or Ubuntu 12.04 USBkeys. I think that I've got that right and don't ask me why. I just use 'wot works' to explore those distribution releases on several different rigs.
Also please note that if the USBkey is prepared with LinuxMint-7's Gparted along the lines of the attached screen shot, its DATA partition makes it function as a conventional Windows USB DATA key, with the Linux bootable partition being hidden from view, making it a great data transfer tool. (crazy)

** Attachment added: "Screenshot of Mint-7 prepared USBkey"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/664275/+attachment/2618377/+files/Screenshot--dev-sdg%20-%20GParted.jpg

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Title:
  Mint-10 RC Gparted Problems

Status in The Linux Mint Distribution:
  Triaged
Status in “gparted” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Using  linuxmint-9-gnome-dvd-i386.iso in a Live session one can use its GParted 0.5.1 to initialise (Device, Create Partition Table...) and then create a 5.5GiB primary, bootable fat32 partition, plus an extended partition containing a fat32 logical drive, all on an '8GB' or '16GB' key.
  By then using Linux Live USB Creator version 2.6 (final) and that ISO file, one can create persistent LinuxMint-9 on those USB keys, that works very well with its extra data storage.

  But then using linuxmint-10-rc-i386.iso in a Live session, its Gparted
  0.6.2 insists upon inserting 1 MiB of unallocated space in front of
  any created partitions, which eventually results in 'persistent
  Mint-10 on a USB key' not working properly and being unable to Take
  Screenshots to document those problems.

  However, if LinuxMint-9's Gparted is instead used to prepare the USB key, the then created persistent LinuxMint-10 RC key works quite well, solving a lot of problems and even allowing Screenshots to be taken.
  So, I don't know if it's possible, but please consider reverting to LinuxMint-9's version of Gparted for LinuxMint-10 formal release.

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