Nonexistent partition displayed on places menu

I'm a little unclear as to what the problem is. Are you saying that the new partitions you created show up on the places menu, but that you can't open them there, or that the places menu is still showing the partitions you deleted?

The issue was that the partitions that were deleted still remained on the places menu.

The problem disappeared when the machine was rebooted.

It was so long ago that I don't remember any more detail than that.

> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 02:03:01 +0000
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> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 340682] Re: Nonexistent partition displayed on places menu
>
> I'm a little unclear as to what the problem is. Are you saying that the
> new partitions you created show up on the places menu, but that you
> can't open them there, or that the places menu is still showing the
> partitions you deleted?
>
>
> ** Package changed: gparted (Ubuntu) => ubuntu
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Nonexistent partition displayed on places menu
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> Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete
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> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu 8.10.
> Skill level - Windows developer turned Linux Newbie.
>
> I have a nonexistent partition displayed on my Places menu. The partition used to exist, but I removed it when I was playing around with gparted. I don't remember exactly how I managed to do it,but it went something like this:
>
> 1. Used gparted to delete the ntfs partition on sdb. (80 GB HDD)
> 2. Created a roughly 11 GB primary partition on sdb and assigned the rest to an extended partition that contained two or three 11ish GB logical partitions and the remainder to yet another logical partition. The partitions were a mix of ext2/3.
> 3. Mounted the 11 GB primary partition and one or two of the other partitions through the Places menu.
> 4. Played some more with gparted and eventually through gparted forced the unmounting of all partitions.
> 5. Deleted all partitions.
> 6. Turned the entirety of sdb into a single extended partition.
> 7. Split the extended partition into two logical partitions both using ext3.
> 8. Noticed that a menu item '10.5 GB Media' menu item was on the Places menu with the two expected logical partitions.
>
> I am unable to actually do anything with or to the menu item, but I do get the 'Mount 10.5 GB Media' tool tip.
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