problems installing gparted

james frankham · 06-25-2015, 07:30 PM

I am having a problem installing Gparted. The software centre seems to install it two times.

I get this error message when I try to use what’s installed.

/dev/sdb contains GPT signatures, indicating that it has a GPT table. However, it does not have a valid fake msdos partition table, as it should. Perhaps it was corrupted -- possibly by a program that doesn't understand GPT partition tables. Or perhaps you deleted the GPT table, and are now using an msdos partition table. Is this a GPT partition table?

Does anybody know what's going on here.

syg00 · 06-25-2015, 07:40 PM

The message is pretty explicit. Is /dev/sdb a "real" disk you want to investigate, or a USB you're using for gparted. If the latter reply either y or n, and ignore that device. Seems common with hybrid iso's I have dd'd to a USB.

If it is a "real" disk, you have a real problem - give us more detail on how it got in that state.

jefro · 06-25-2015, 07:41 PM

"Is this a GPT partition table?"

John VV · 06-25-2015, 08:18 PM

i have found that is is normally WAY BETTER!!!! to run gparted from the live CD than a "installed" version

using Gparted installed from a package manager has given me ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS

SO MANY issues that i do not even have it installed on any OS

i use the live cd if i need to work on a partition

Ztcoracat · 06-25-2015, 08:26 PM

Hi:

If you would like to check on the health of your HDD you can use smartmontools.
The drive needs to support SMART for information to be available.
If it's not installed use APT to install it.

Code:

sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda

Like JohnVV said it's better to run G-parted with a Live CD.
I've seen a lot of member say that they have had more success that way.

http://gparted.org/download.php

Head_on_a_Stick · 06-26-2015, 02:18 AM

Can we see the output of:

Code:

# gdisk -l /dev/sda