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parted-1.8.x unusable - gives 'unrecognised disk label'. parted 1.7.1 do


From: Graham Keeling
Subject: parted-1.8.x unusable - gives 'unrecognised disk label'. parted 1.7.1 does not.
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:02:03 +0000
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11)

Hello,
When I install versions of parted between 1.8.0 and 1.8.8 (I've tested 1.8.0,
1.8.7 and 1.8.8), I get the following and therefore cannot do anything useful
with it:

----------------
GNU Parted 1.8.8
Using /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/disc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) p                                                                
Error: /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/disc: unrecognised disk label     
(parted)        
----------------                                                  

When I install parted-1.7.1, it works fine:

----------------
GNU Parted 1.7.1
Using /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/disc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) p                                                                

Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/disc: 200GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system  Flags
 1      32.3kB  526MB   526MB   primary   ext3         boot 
 2      526MB   200GB   200GB   extended                    
 5      526MB   666MB   140MB   logical   ext3              
 6      666MB   806MB   140MB   logical   linux-swap        
 7      806MB   10.8GB  10.0GB  logical   ext3              
 8      10.8GB  200GB   189GB   logical   ext3              

(parted)
----------------



Here is more information on the 200GB disk, generated using parted-1.7.1:



----------------
parted /dev/discs/disc0/disc print unit s print unit chs print

Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/disc: 200GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system  Flags
 1      32.3kB  526MB   526MB   primary   ext3         boot 
 2      526MB   200GB   200GB   extended                    
 5      526MB   666MB   140MB   logical   ext3              
 6      666MB   806MB   140MB   logical   linux-swap        
 7      806MB   10.8GB  10.0GB  logical   ext3              
 8      10.8GB  200GB   189GB   logical   ext3              


Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/disc: 390721967s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start      End         Size        Type      File system  Flags
 1      63s        1028159s    1028097s    primary   ext3         boot 
 2      1028160s   390716864s  389688705s  extended                    
 5      1028223s   1301264s    273042s     logical   ext3              
 6      1301328s   1574369s    273042s     logical   linux-swap        
 7      1574433s   21125474s   19551042s   logical   ext3              
 8      21125538s  390716864s  369591327s  logical   ext3              


Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/disc: 24321,80,62
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
BIOS cylinder,head,sector geometry: 24321,255,63.  Each cylinder is 8225kB.
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start     End           Type      File system  Flags
 1      0,1,0     63,254,62     primary   ext3         boot 
 2      64,0,0    24320,254,62  extended                    
 5      64,1,0    80,254,62     logical   ext3              
 6      81,1,0    97,254,62     logical   linux-swap        
 7      98,1,0    1314,254,62   logical   ext3              
 8      1315,1,0  24320,254,62  logical   ext3              
----------------


And finally, a hexdump:

----------------
hexdump -C /dev/discs/disc0/disc | head -n 100

00000000  eb 48 90 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |.H..............|
00000010  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
*
00000030  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 03 02  |................|
00000040  ff 00 00 20 01 00 00 00  00 02 fa 90 90 f6 c2 80  |... ............|
00000050  75 02 b2 80 ea 59 7c 00  00 31 c0 8e d8 8e d0 bc  |u....Y|..1......|
00000060  00 20 fb a0 40 7c 3c ff  74 02 88 c2 52 be 7f 7d  |. ..@|<.t...R..}|
00000070  e8 34 01 f6 c2 80 74 54  b4 41 bb aa 55 cd 13 5a  |.4....tT.A..U..Z|
00000080  52 72 49 81 fb 55 aa 75  43 a0 41 7c 84 c0 75 05  |RrI..U.uC.A|..u.|
00000090  83 e1 01 74 37 66 8b 4c  10 be 05 7c c6 44 ff 01  |...t7f.L...|.D..|
000000a0  66 8b 1e 44 7c c7 04 10  00 c7 44 02 01 00 66 89  |f..D|.....D...f.|
000000b0  5c 08 c7 44 06 00 70 66  31 c0 89 44 04 66 89 44  |\..D..pf1..D.f.D|
000000c0  0c b4 42 cd 13 72 05 bb  00 70 eb 7d b4 08 cd 13  |..B..r...p.}....|
000000d0  73 0a f6 c2 80 0f 84 ea  00 e9 8d 00 be 05 7c c6  |s.............|.|
000000e0  44 ff 00 66 31 c0 88 f0  40 66 89 44 04 31 d2 88  |address@hidden|
000000f0  ca c1 e2 02 88 e8 88 f4  40 89 44 08 31 c0 88 d0  |address@hidden|
00000100  c0 e8 02 66 89 04 66 a1  44 7c 66 31 d2 66 f7 34  |...f..f.D|f1.f.4|
00000110  88 54 0a 66 31 d2 66 f7  74 04 88 54 0b 89 44 0c  |.T.f1.f.t..T..D.|
00000120  3b 44 08 7d 3c 8a 54 0d  c0 e2 06 8a 4c 0a fe c1  |;D.}<.T.....L...|
00000130  08 d1 8a 6c 0c 5a 8a 74  0b bb 00 70 8e c3 31 db  |...l.Z.t...p..1.|
00000140  b8 01 02 cd 13 72 2a 8c  c3 8e 06 48 7c 60 1e b9  |.....r*....H|`..|
00000150  00 01 8e db 31 f6 31 ff  fc f3 a5 1f 61 ff 26 42  |....1.1.....a.&B|
00000160  7c be 85 7d e8 40 00 eb  0e be 8a 7d e8 38 00 eb  ||address@hidden|
00000170  06 be 94 7d e8 30 00 be  99 7d e8 2a 00 eb fe 47  |...}.0...}.*...G|
00000180  52 55 42 20 00 47 65 6f  6d 00 48 61 72 64 20 44  |RUB .Geom.Hard D|
00000190  69 73 6b 00 52 65 61 64  00 20 45 72 72 6f 72 00  |isk.Read. Error.|
000001a0  bb 01 00 b4 0e cd 10 ac  3c 00 75 f4 c3 00 00 00  |........<.u.....|
000001b0  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 80 01  |................|
000001c0  01 00 83 fe 3f 3f 3f 00  00 00 01 b0 0f 00 00 00  |....???.........|
000001d0  01 40 05 fe ff ff 40 b0  0f 00 81 2d 3a 17 00 00  
|address@hidden@....-:...|
000001e0  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
000001f0  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa  |..............U.|
00000200  52 56 be 03 21 e8 2a 01  5e bf f8 21 66 8b 2d 83  |RV..!.*.^..!f.-.|
00000210  7d 04 00 0f 84 ca 00 80  7c ff 00 74 3e 66 8b 1d  |}.......|..t>f..|
00000220  66 31 c0 b0 7f 39 45 04  7f 03 8b 45 04 29 45 04  |f1...9E....E.)E.|
00000230  66 01 05 c7 04 10 00 89  44 02 66 89 5c 08 c7 44  |f.......D.f.\..D|
00000240  06 00 70 50 66 31 c0 89  44 04 66 89 44 0c b4 42  |..pPf1..D.f.D..B|
00000250  cd 13 0f 82 9f 00 bb 00  70 eb 56 66 8b 05 66 31  |........p.Vf..f1|
00000260  d2 66 f7 34 88 54 0a 66  31 d2 66 f7 74 04 88 54  |.f.4.T.f1.f.t..T|
00000270  0b 89 44 0c 3b 44 08 7d  74 8b 04 2a 44 0a 39 45  |..D.;D.}t..*D.9E|
00000280  04 7f 03 8b 45 04 29 45  04 66 01 05 8a 54 0d c0  |....E.)E.f...T..|
00000290  e2 06 8a 4c 0a fe c1 08  d1 8a 6c 0c 5a 52 8a 74  |...L......l.ZR.t|
000002a0  0b 50 bb 00 70 8e c3 31  db b4 02 cd 13 72 46 8c  |.P..p..1.....rF.|
000002b0  c3 8e 45 06 58 c1 e0 05  01 45 06 60 1e c1 e0 04  |..E.X....E.`....|
000002c0  89 c1 31 ff 31 f6 8e db  fc f3 a4 1f be 14 21 e8  |..1.1.........!.|
000002d0  60 00 61 83 7d 04 00 0f  85 3c ff 83 ef 08 e9 2e  |`.a.}....<......|
000002e0  ff be 16 21 e8 4b 00 5a  ea 00 22 00 00 be 19 21  |...!.K.Z.."....!|
000002f0  e8 3f 00 eb 06 be 1e 21  e8 37 00 be 23 21 e8 31  |.?.....!.7..#!.1|
00000300  00 eb fe 4c 6f 61 64 69  6e 67 20 73 74 61 67 65  |...Loading stage|
00000310  31 2e 35 00 2e 00 0d 0a  00 47 65 6f 6d 00 52 65  |1.5......Geom.Re|
00000320  61 64 00 20 45 72 72 6f  72 00 bb 01 00 b4 0e cd  |ad. Error.......|
00000330  10 46 8a 04 3c 00 75 f2  c3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |.F..<.u.........|
00000340  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
*
000003f0  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  02 00 00 00 0f 00 20 02  |.............. .|
00000400  ea 70 22 00 00 00 03 02  ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00  |.p".............|
00000410  02 00 30 2e 39 37 00 ff  ff 00 ff 2f 62 6f 6f 74  |..0.97...../boot|
00000420  2f 67 72 75 62 2f 73 74  61 67 65 32 20 2f 62 6f  |/grub/stage2 /bo|
00000430  6f 74 2f 67 72 75 62 2f  6d 65 6e 75 2e 6c 73 74  |ot/grub/menu.lst|
00000440  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
*
00000470  fa 31 c0 8e d8 8e d0 8e  c0 67 66 89 2d fc 24 00  |.1.......gf.-.$.|
00000480  00 66 bd f0 1f 00 00 66  89 ec fb 67 88 15 f8 24  |.f.....f...g...$|
00000490  00 00 cd 13 66 e8 61 00  00 00 bf 54 3f 00 00 b9  |....f.a....T?...|
000004a0  3c 40 00 00 29 f9 30 c0  fc f3 aa e8 98 02 00 00  |<@..).0.........|
000004b0  e8 8c 00 00 00 f4 e9 fa  ff ff ff 8b 44 24 08 a3  |............D$..|
000004c0  00 25 00 00 89 c3 66 8b  44 24 04 66 a3 04 25 00  |.%....f.D$.f..%.|
000004d0  00 c1 e0 04 01 c3 a1 38  40 00 00 89 83 08 00 00  |address@hidden|
000004e0  00 8a 15 08 3f 00 00 8b  4c 24 0c e8 51 00 00 00  |....?...L$..Q...|
000004f0  66 89 cd 67 66 ff 2d 00  25 00 00 fa 67 66 0f 01  |f..gf.-.%...gf..|
00000500  15 40 25 00 00 0f 20 c0  66 83 c8 01 0f 22 c0 66  |address@hidden 
.f....".f|
00000510  ea 17 23 00 00 08 00 66  b8 10 00 8e d8 8e c0 8e  |..#....f........|
00000520  e0 8e e8 8e d0 8b 04 24  a3 f0 1f 00 00 a1 f4 24  |.......$.......$|
00000530  00 00 89 c4 89 c5 a1 f0  1f 00 00 89 04 24 31 c0  |.............$1.|
00000540  c3 0f 01 15 40 25 00 00  89 e0 a3 f4 24 00 00 8b  |address@hidden|
00000550  04 24 a3 f0 1f 00 00 b8  f0 1f 00 00 89 c4 89 c5  |.$..............|
00000560  66 b8 20 00 8e d8 8e c0  8e e0 8e e8 8e d0 ea 75  |f. ............u|
00000570  23 00 00 18 00 0f 20 c0  66 83 e0 fe 0f 22 c0 66  |#..... .f....".f|
00000580  ea 87 23 00 00 00 00 66  31 c0 8e d8 8e c0 8e e0  |..#....f1.......|
00000590  8e e8 8e d0 fb 66 c3 55  89 e5 56 53 8b 45 10 66  |.....f.U..VS.E.f|
000005a0  89 c6 66 31 c0 c1 e8 04  66 89 c1 8a 55 0c 66 8b  |..f1....f...U.f.|
000005b0  5d 08 e8 8a ff ff ff 89  d8 8e d9 cd 13 88 e2 31  |]..............1|
000005c0  c0 8e d8 66 e8 32 ff ff  ff 88 d0 5b 5e 5d c3 55  |...f.2.....[^].U|
000005d0  89 e5 53 57 56 8b 45 10  88 c5 8a 45 18 c0 e0 02  |..SWV.E....E....|
000005e0  66 c1 e8 02 88 c1 8a 75  14 8a 55 0c 66 8b 5d 20  |f......u..U.f.] |
000005f0  8a 65 08 8a 45 1c 66 89  c7 e8 43 ff ff ff 8e c3  |.e..E.f...C.....|
00000600  31 db be 03 00 89 f8 cd  13 73 10 88 e3 31 c0 cd  |1........s...1..|
00000610  13 4e 83 fe 00 74 04 30  db eb ea 66 e8 da fe ff  |.N...t.0...f....|
00000620  ff 88 d8 5e 5f 5b 5d c3  55 89 e5 53 8a 55 08 e8  |...^_[].U..S.U..|
00000630  0d ff ff ff b4 41 bb aa  55 cd 13 72 14 81 fb 55  |.....A..U..r...U|
00000640  aa 75 0e 88 e3 a0 11 22  84 c0 75 07 83 e1 01 75  |.u....."..u....u|
00000650  02 30 db 66 e8 a2 fe ff  ff 88 d8 5b 5d c3 55 89  |.0.f.......[].U.|
00000660  e5 53 57 8a 55 08 e8 d6  fe ff ff b4 08 cd 13 84  |.SW.U...........|
00000670  e4 75 07 f6 c1 3f 75 02  b4 60 88 e3 66 e8 79 fe  |.u...?u..`..f.y.|
00000680  ff ff 8d 6c 24 08 88 f0  40 8b 7d 10 89 07 31 c0  |address@hidden|
00000690  88 c8 24 3f 8b 7d 14 89  07 c0 e9 06 88 cc 88 e8  |..$?.}..........|
000006a0  40 8b 7d 0c 89 07 31 c0  88 d8 5f 5b 5d c3 55 53  |@.}...1..._[].US|
000006b0  8b 5c 24 0c e8 88 fe ff  ff 80 fb 01 66 74 05 cd  |.\$.........ft..|
000006c0  12 66 eb 04 b4 88 cd 15  89 c3 66 e8 2b fe ff ff  |.f........f.+...|
000006d0  66 89 d8 5b 5d c3 8b 54  24 04 60 b3 07 e8 5f fe  |f..[]..T$.`..._.|
----------------


Something seems pretty fundamentally broken, so I'm surprised that not more
than one other person has mentioned it.

Also, I tried to report this problem using the bug reporting system at
http://parted.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/newticket

It kept telling me that my report looked like spam and wouldn't accept it, no
matter what I did.





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