Partition Manager crash

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#1

When I try to open KDE Partition Manager, after typing the root password the application closes.
I tried to launch it using a Terminal and the information was this …

partitionmanager

Loaded backend plugin: “pmsfdiskbackendplugin”
“Using backend plugin: pmsfdiskbackendplugin (1)”
“Scanning devices…”
“Device found: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB”
getting temp failed for “/dev/nvme0n1” : Success
getting powered on time failed for “/dev/nvme0n1” : Success
getting power cycles failed for “/dev/nvme0n1” : Success
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Any idea?
Thanks in advance!

#2

Have you tried your $USER password?

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#3

Did you launch it with sudo infront and using your normal (non-root) password?

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#4

If I type …

sudo partitionmanager

the GUI doesn’t show up at all and the answer is …

[sudo] password for knight:
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to ‘/tmp/runtime-root’
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to ‘/tmp/runtime-root’
“Session bus not found\nTo circumvent this problem try the following command (with Linux and bash)\nexport $(dbus-launch)”

Without sudo, now the answer is …

Loaded backend plugin:  "pmsfdiskbackendplugin"
"Using backend plugin: pmsfdiskbackendplugin (1)"
"Scanning devices..."
smartctl initialization failed for  "/dev/loop0" :  No such file or directory
error during smart output parsing for  "/dev/loop0" :  No such file or directory
"Device found: loop0"
unknown file system type  ""  on  "/dev/loop0"
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Maybe there’s a problem with the SSD where I have installed the system, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus.
I have 5 drives … 1 NVMe SSD, 1 SSD SATA, and 3 HDD SATA.
They all work perfectly.

#5

You shouldn’t start partitionmanager with sudo…

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#6

I never do it.

#7

:blush:
I don’t even use that app, i just wanted to rule-out root privileges.
Never thought about it using the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR :blush:
Anyway disregard that reply then :wink:

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#8

If KDE’s partitionmanager is not working properly, I would recommend to use GParted.

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#9

Could it be a problem with the firmware of the Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus?
I don’t think so, because I’ve installed GParted and it works properly.
It seems the problem is with this application only.

#10

If it’s crash you need to obtain backtrace with debug symbols installed. Try running it inside gdb if DrKonqi is not showing backtrace.

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#11

I understood nothing from your comment.
Install symbols?
Inside gdb? What’s gdb?
DrKonqi? What’s that?
I’m sorry, I thought I knew about Linux but it’s obvious I’m not there yet.

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