GParted News

17 November 2009 : Ensure Parted 1.9.0 is patched if using with GParted
When using GParted with newer Linux kernels, such as 2.6.30, unpatched parted-1.9.0 fails to properly inform the kernel of changes to partition tables. See Bug #601574 - ERROR: Current NTFS volume size is bigger than the device size! The critical patch that must be applied to parted-1.9.0 is: Patch for 'commit to os' for linux Patched versions of Parted can be found at the fedora site. This problem has been fixed with GParted Live 0.4.8-6. Curtis

17 November 2009 : Ensure Parted 1.9.0 is patched if using with GParted

When using GParted with newer Linux kernels, such as 2.6.30, unpatched parted-1.9.0 fails to properly inform the kernel of changes to partition tables.

See Bug #601574 - ERROR: Current NTFS volume size is bigger than the device size!

The critical patch that must be applied to parted-1.9.0 is: Patch for 'commit to os' for linux

Patched versions of Parted can be found at the fedora site.

This problem has been fixed with GParted Live 0.4.8-6.

Curtis

2 November 2009 : GParted 0.4.8
This release of GParted includes some bug fixes, and language translation updates. Key changes include: Ensure no pending operations before creating partition table Improve dmraid device and name recognition Add support for devicekit-disks device automount prevention Fix problem finding symbolic link device mount points See the Release Notes for more details. Curtis

9 October 2009 : GParted 0.4.7
This release of GParted includes some bug fixes, and language translation updates. Key changes include: Fixed new partition creation size off by one sector Improved recognition of dmraid devices See the Release Notes for more details. Curtis

5 August 2009 : GParted 0.4.6
This release of GParted includes some bug fixes, and language translation updates. Key changes include: Removed requirement for xxd for ntfs move or paste action Enhanced for new linux-swap "filesystem" types from parted-1.9.0 See the Release Notes for more details. Curtis

8 May 2009 : GParted 0.4.5
This release of GParted includes some bug fixes, and language translation updates. Key changes include: Improved crypt-luks detection Improved dmraid device detection See the Release Notes for more details. Curtis