[Bug 9440] Re: parted cannot detect partitions properly when Smart Boot Manager is in use

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 232175 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232175

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Title:
  parted cannot detect partitions properly when Smart Boot Manager is in
  use

Status in parted package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Note, although this report is for a d-i daily build, I have observed exactly the same 
  problems with the ubuntu installer. Since ubuntu installer is based on d-i and use 
  partman, the following descriptions should also apply to it.

  Package: installation-reports

  Debian-installer-version: 2004-10-23 build, sarge-i386-netinst.iso from 
  cdimage.debian.org
  uname -a: 
  Date: 2004-10-23
  Method: Booted from CD-ROM using netinst image (daily built)

  Machine: Custom built
  Processor: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor (K6II 500MHz)
  Memory: 62560 kB
  Root Device: IDE, WDC WD102AA-00BAA0
  Root Size/partition table: Not detected properly by partman. The actual partition table 
  is

  Primary        FAT32    2.02GB
  Primary        FAT16    15.6MB
  Extended
      Logical    FAT32    4.76GB
      Logical    FAT32    2.70GB

  
  Output of lspci and lspci -n:

  Base System Installation Checklist:
  [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

  Initial boot worked:    [O]
  Configure network HW:   [O]
  Config network:         [O]
  Detect CD:              [O]*
  Load installer modules: [O]
  Detect hard drives:     [E]**
  Partition hard drives:  [ ]
  Create file systems:    [ ]
  Mount partitions:       [ ]
  Install base system:    [ ]
  Install boot loader:    [ ]
  Reboot:                 [ ]

  *I have two CD-ROM drives. When I load the d-i CD into the second CD-ROM drive (IDE 
  secondary master) and leave another CD in the first CD-ROM drive (IDE primary slave), d-
  i fails to detect the CD in the second CD-ROM drive until the CD in the first CD-ROM 
  drive has been removed.

  **Although the hard drive was successfully detected, the partitions were not correctly 
  detected. See comments for more details

  Comments/Problems:

  It seems partman is not able to detect my partitions properly. Instead of showing the 4 
  partitions as outlined above, it only shows one FAT16 partition covering the whole 
  harddrive (10.3GB), which is strange.

  I used PartitionMagic 8.0 to partition my hard drive and resize my partitions. I don't 
  believe this program is in conflict with (at least previous versions of) d-i, since I 
  had successfully installed d-i beta4 base system on my computer and I used the resize 
  function to resize my partitions beforehand. I also used GoBack 3.0 and I was able to 
  install d-i base system beta4 when it's disabled (I have uninstalled the program since 
  then, so it shouldn't not be a problem now).

  I also observed the same problem with d-i prerc2 so this doesn't seem to be a temporary 
  problem with a particular daily build, but rather a general problem.

  I also have the debug reports.

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