Comment 5 for bug 59470

gparted (0.2.5-1.1ubuntu5) edgy; urgency=low

  * Patch from upstream CVS (Bart Hakvoort) to suppress probing of floppy
    and CD devices, modified to avoid dm-*, loop*, and ram* as well (closes:
    Malone #33252, Malone #59470):
    - Parse /proc/partitions to find devices instead of using
      ped_device_probe_all().
    This patch was later withdrawn upstream on the grounds that libparted is
    going to be changed to avoid probing floppies and CDs, but this code is
    not available yet and I'm reluctant to change libparted's interface in a
    way that might turn out to be incompatible with upstream.

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:21:49 +0100