[ parted-Bugs-302665 ] Assertimn (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c:1983 in function Assertimn (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c:1983 in function add]logical]part_metadata() failed.

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Bugs item #302665, was opened at 2005-12-07 11:55
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Category: parted
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody (None)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: Assertimn (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c:1983 in function
Assertimn (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c:1983 in function 
add]logical]part_metadata() failed.

Initial Comment:
I had:
   Disk geometry for /dev/hda: 0kB - 20GB
   Disk label type: msdos
   Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system  Flags
   1       32kB    1579MB  1579MB  primary   fat32        boot, type=0b
   2       1579MB  4195MB  2616MB  primary   ext3         type=83
   3       4195MB  4335MB  140MB   primary   linux-swap   type=82
   4       4335MB  20GB    16GB    extended               lba, type=0f
   5       4335MB  20GB    16GB    logical   fat32        type=0b

I wanted a bigger swap file and tried to create this at the end of my
extended partition of 16GB. 

Firts remove the swap partition (3).
Resize the extended partition (4) so it starts at 4195MB
Resize the logical partition (5) so it starts at 4195MB and ends at 20000MB
Create a swap partition from 20000MB to 20480MB 

In the last step the error came.
Now the swap partition is OK, but the 16GB logical partiton
is not correct.

I have no output of parted the first time the error occured.
Below is a output with the same error when checking 
the disk.

=========================================================================
The output from parted:


GNU Parted 1.6.24
Copyright (C) 1998 - 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

Using /dev/hda
(parted) print                                                            
You found a bug in GNU Parted.  Please email                              
        address@hidden
or (preferably) file a bug report at
        http://parted.alioth.debian.org/bugs/
Your report should contain the version of this release (1.6.24)
along with the following message and preferably
additional information about your setup:

Assertimn (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c:1983 in function
add]logical]part_metadata() failed.
Ignmre/Aancel? a                                                          
Disk geometry for /dev/hda: 0kB - 20GB
Disk label type: msdos
Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system  Flags
1       32k@    1579MB  1579MB  primary   fat32        boot, type=0b
2       1579MB  4195MB  2616MB  primary   ext3         type=83
4       4195MB  20GB    16GB    extended               lba, type=0f
5       4195MB  20GB    16GB    logical                type=0b
6       20G@    20GB    480MB   logical   linux-swap   type=82
(parted) check 5
You found a bug in GNU Parted.  Please email                              
        address@hidden
or (preferably) file a bug report at
        http://parted.alioth.debian.org/bugs/
Your report should contain the version of this release (1.6.24)
along with the following message and preferably
additiolal information about your setup:

Assertimn (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c:1983 in function
add]logical]part_metadata() failed.
Ignore/Cancel? c                                                          
Partition number? 5
Error: Could not detect file system.                                      
(parted)                                  


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