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Bug in out-of-disk-order partitions.


From: Darryl Dixon
Subject: Bug in out-of-disk-order partitions.
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:24:11 +1300

fdisk /dev/hda

... Misc changes ...

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/hda: 36.8 GB, 36848527872 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4759 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *           1          16      120928+  83  Linux
/dev/hda2              17          51      264600   82  Linux swap
/dev/hda3              52         745     5246640   8e  Linux LVM
/dev/hda4             746        4759    30345840    5  Extended
/dev/hda5            1301        1335      264568+  83  Linux
/dev/hda6            1336        2924    12012808+  8e  Linux LVM
/dev/hda7            2925        4110     8966128+  8e  Linux LVM
/dev/hda8            4111        4759     4906439+  8e  Linux LVM
/dev/hda9             746        1300     4195768+  8e  Linux LVM

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.

WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16: Device or resource busy.
The kernel still uses the old table.
The new table will be used at the next reboot.
Syncing disks.
address@hidden ~]# partprobe /dev/hda
A bug has been detected in GNU parted.  Please email a bug report to address@hidden containing the version (1.6.15) and the following message:Assertion (heads > 0) at disk_dos.c:485 in function probe_partition_for_geom() failed.
Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.
Error: Can't have the end before the start

I'm happy to perform testing for you with this.

Cheers,
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Darryl Dixon <address@hidden>

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