[Bug 314338] [NEW] gnu-fdisk doesn't work with ext3 partitions, created with Ubuntu installer (with resize_inode features)

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnu-fdisk

gnu-fdisk doesn't work with ext3 partitions, created with Ubuntu
installer (with resize_inode features):

I install gnu-fdisk 1.1 from Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty, run cfdisk and choose
"Check" or "Resize" button on ext3 filesystem, created with Ubuntu
livecd installer. Then I get this error message:

Error!
 ======

 File system has an incompatible feature enabled.  Compatible features are
 has_journal, dir_index, filetype, sparse_super and large_file. 
 Use tune2fs or debugfs to remove features.

The only "uncompatible" feature, which are enabled by default in all Ubuntu installations since 6.06 LTS is resize_inode :
 
dumpe2fs /dev/sda1 |grep -i features
Filesystem features:      has_journal resize_inode dir_index filetype sparse_super large_file

gnu-fdisk works only with unmounted filesystems and this feature
shouldn't cause any problems when checking or resizing unmounted ext3
filesystem, this feature just enables additional resize possibilities
with mounted filesystem.

So, please add resize_inode feature to compatible ext3 features list in
gnu-fdisk - then gnu-fdisk will work with ext3 partitions, created with
Ubuntu and Debian installers :)

** Affects: gnu-fdisk (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: gnu-fdisk (Baltix)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Also affects: gnu-fdisk (Baltix)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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gnu-fdisk doesn't work with ext3 partitions, created with Ubuntu installer (with resize_inode features)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/314338
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