[Bug 1067841] Re: funky resizing on lubuntu ppc alternate quantal 20121017

[Simon Quigley]

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** Changed in: partman-auto (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  funky resizing on lubuntu ppc alternate quantal 20121017

Status in partman-auto package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  trying to do the guided resize testcase, the first thing to check is
  that the initial value given is 50%. so when i start out i read
  minimum is 1.9 GB (1%) and max is 157.6 GB with the initial value
  being 79.8 GB whereas 50% of 157.6 GB is 78.8 GB. after resizing, the
  partition table reported the 79.8 GB value.

  next thing to do is to check the minimum size. so i try 1% and i get
  an error that it's smaller than minimum. i try typing just 1.9 and,
  again, too small (does it assume KB?). then i try 1.9 GB and it works
  fine. after resize, the partition table reported 1.9 GB.

  so now i'm tasked to do a resize to the maximum and i can't. my only
  option is to reuse the 1.9 GB partition. so i made a new partition out
  of the free space and i was given min 512 MB (0%), max 157.1 GB and
  again i get an initial value of 78.6 GB whereas 50% is 78.55 GB.
  admittedly this time if you round up to the nearest tenth, then 78.55
  → 78.6 so that makes sense but it doesn't apply to the above. this
  time it did take the max value with no complaining. the partition
  table reported 157.1 GB after resize.

  i didn't try 100% but i wonder if that would have actually worked.

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