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On 2010-09-04T21:18:02+00:00 Steve wrote:
Description of problem:
After installing F14-Alpha with the default full-disk partitioning, cfdisk reports:
FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition 1: Partition ends in the final
partial cylinder
fdisk reports the partitioning without complaint.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
util-linux-ng-2.18-4.fc14.x86_64
F14-Alpha net installer CD
How reproducible:
I believe this is an "always".
Steps to Reproduce:
Although I have seen the cfdisk error on disks, this method uses a VM image file.
1. Create an 8G VM disk image file:
$ qemu-img create f14-alpha.img 8G
2. Install F14-Alpha to it after choosing the full-disk partition option.
3. After installation reboot the VM and run:
# cfdisk -P s /dev/sda
Actual results:
[root at fir log]# cfdisk -P s /dev/sda
FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition 1: Partition ends in the final partial cylinder
Expected results:
cfdisk displays the partitions.
Additional info:
[root at fir tmp]# fdisk -lu /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 8589 MB, 8589934592 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1044 cylinders, total 16777216 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003a31f
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 1026047 512000 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 1026048 16777215 7875584 8e Linux LVM
[root at fir tmp]#
The VM image file is exactly 8589934592 bytes.
When I attempted to use cfdisk on a disk that it could not read, the
only option to get cfdisk working was to repartition using "cfdisk -z
/dev/sdX" and let cfdisk figure where the last sector should be.
Unfortunately, this wastes sectors at the end of the disk. The installer
partitioning uses those last sectors.
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On 2010-09-06T11:51:30+00:00 Karel wrote:
The problem is that some parts of cfdisk are still based on CHS
partitioning. For example the size of the device is expected as a
multiple of the cylinder size.
I have fixed the problem in upstream repository:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git;a=commit;h=73356e0553bd9ac00f556891a4798064c0ee6849
fedora will be updated ASAP (probably next week)
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On 2010-09-06T12:06:23+00:00 Steve wrote:
(In reply to comment #1)
> The problem is that some parts of cfdisk are still based on CHS partitioning.
> For example the size of the device is expected as a multiple of the cylinder
> size.
>
> I have fixed the problem in upstream repository:
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git;a=commit;h=73356e0553bd9ac00f556891a4798064c0ee6849
>
> fedora will be updated ASAP (probably next week)
Thanks, Karel!
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On 2010-10-07T14:50:16+00:00 Fedora wrote:
util-linux-ng-2.18-4.2.fc14 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 14.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/util-linux-ng-2.18-4.2.fc14
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On 2010-10-07T19:55:28+00:00 Fedora wrote:
util-linux-ng-2.18-4.2.fc14 has been pushed to the Fedora 14 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
If you want to test the update, you can install it with
su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update util-linux-ng'. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/util-linux-ng-2.18-4.2.fc14
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On 2010-10-11T07:16:51+00:00 Fedora wrote:
util-linux-ng-2.18-4.3.fc14 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 14.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/util-linux-ng-2.18-4.3.fc14
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On 2010-10-18T05:46:54+00:00 Fedora wrote:
util-linux-ng-2.18-4.3.fc14 has been pushed to the Fedora 14 stable
repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this
bug report.
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** Changed in: util-linux (Fedora)
Status: Unknown => Fix Released
** Changed in: util-linux (Fedora)
Importance: Unknown => Medium
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Title:
[util-linux] cfdisk cannot read 1MiB-aligned partition tables
Status in partman-base package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in util-linux package in Fedora:
Fix Released
Status in Gentoo Linux:
Confirmed
Bug description:
I installed lucid from CD on a spare laptop. I chose the "Use entire
disk" option.
The problem is that the created partition cannot be read by cfdisk:
# cfdisk /dev/sda
FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition 1: Partition ends in the final partial cylinder
Press any key to exit cfdisk
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