[ parted-Bugs-303417 ] Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at dos.c:2011 [...] failed.

[noreply]

Bugs item #303417, was opened at 2006-05-04 10:00
You can respond by visiting: 
http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=410685&aid=303417&group_id=30287

Category: parted
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody (None)
Assigned to: Andrew Clausen (clausen-guest)
Summary: Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at dos.c:2011 [...] failed.

Initial Comment:
I tried to resize an ext3 partition, using the latest development version on 
Debian Sarge. It gracefully refused to do, saying "Assertion (metadata_length > 
0) at dos.c:2011 [...] failed.". fsck afterwards didn't report errors.
Parted believes i found a bug. The FAQ at
http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/faq.html says it was fixed some time ago.
Leslie P. Polzer at
http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg01772.html says this bug
was fixed in 1.7rc.

I have included the output you reqire at the bug-report page and a full copy of 
the console output when trying to resize.

Best Regards
--Jakob


Appendix
------------------------------------------------------------------

$ uname -a
Linux pz 2.6.8-2-k7 #1 Tue Aug 16 14:00:15 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

------------------------------------------------------------------

$ sudo ./parted /dev/hdc
GNU Parted 1.7.0rc5
Using /dev/hdc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) resize 5 58589118s 135717182s
[33] ext2.c:686 (ext2_determine_itoffset): start = 0, it = 4
[33] ext2.c:686 (ext2_determine_itoffset): start = 32768, it = 32772
[33] ext2.c:686 (ext2_determine_itoffset): start = 65536, it = 65540
Warning: A resize operation on this file system will use EXPERIMENTAL code
that
MAY CORRUPT it (although it hasn't done so yet).You should at least backup
your
data and run 'e2fsck -f' afterwards.
OK/Cancel? OK
Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.


You found a bug in GNU Parted! Here's what you have to do:

Don't panic! The bug has most likely not affected any of your data.
Help us to fix this bug by doing the following:

Check whether the bug has already been fixed by checking
the last version of GNU Parted that you can find at:

        http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parted/

Please check this version prior to bug reporting.

If this has not been fixed yet or if you don't know how to check,
please visit the GNU Parted website:

        http://www.gnu.org/software/parted

for further information.

Your report should contain the version of this release (1.7.0rc5)
along with the error message below, the output of

        parted DEVICE unit co print unit s print

and additional information about your setup you consider important.

Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at dos.c:2011 in function
add_logical_part_metadata() failed.

Ignore/Cancel? C
(parted) q
Information: Don't forget to update /etc/fstab, if necessary.

------------------------------------------------------------------

$ sudo ./parted /dev/hdc unit co print unit s print

Disk /dev/hdc: 82,3GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system  Flags
 1      32,3kB  3997MB  3997MB  primary   ext3         boot, raid
 3      3997MB  4499MB  502MB   primary   linux-swap   raid
 4      4499MB  30,0GB  25,5GB  primary   ext3         raid
 2      30,0GB  82,3GB  52,3GB  extended
 5      30,0GB  44,4GB  14,4GB  logical   ext3
 6      69,5GB  82,3GB  12,9GB  logical   ext3


Disk /dev/hdc: 160836479s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start       End         Size        Type      File system  Flags
 1      63s         7807589s    7807527s    primary   ext3         boot,
raid
 3      7807590s    8787554s    979965s     primary   linux-swap   raid
 4      8787555s    58589054s   49801500s   primary   ext3         raid
 2      58589055s   160826714s  102237660s  extended
 5      58589118s   86799194s   28210077s   logical   ext3
 6      135717183s  160826714s  25109532s   logical   ext3

Information: Don't forget to update /etc/fstab, if necessary.

------------------------------------------------------------------

$ sudo fdisk -l u /dev/hdc

Disk /dev/hdc: 82.3 GB, 82348277760 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 10011 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdc1   *           1         486     3903763+  fd  Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/hdc2            3648       10011    51118830    5  Extended
/dev/hdc3             487         547      489982+  fd  Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/hdc4             548        3647    24900750   fd  Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/hdc5            3648        5403    14105038+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc6            8449       10011    12554766   83  Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order

------------------------------------------------------------------

$ sudo fdisk -l -u /dev/hdc

Disk /dev/hdc: 82.3 GB, 82348277760 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 10011 cylinders, total 160836480 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdc1   *          63     7807589     3903763+  fd  Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/hdc2        58589055   160826714    51118830    5  Extended
/dev/hdc3         7807590     8787554      489982+  fd  Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/hdc4         8787555    58589054    24900750   fd  Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/hdc5        58589118    86799194    14105038+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc6       135717183   160826714    12554766   83  Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order


----------------------------------------------------------------------

>Comment By: Leslie P. Polzer (dejari-guest)
Date: 2006-05-24 20:20

Message:
Logged In: YES 
user_id=12119

Thanks for the info so far.

Is it possible for you to provide us SSH access?
Andrew Clausen said he cannot reproduce the bug.  If not, do you think you 
could provide us, given the exact instructions, with a GDB backtrace?

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Comment By: Nobody (None)
Date: 2006-05-21 15:23

Message:
Logged In: NO 

Of course.
--Jakob Unterwurzacher


$ sudo sfdisk -l -x -uS /dev/hdc

Disk /dev/hdc: 10011 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = sectors of 512 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot    Start       End   #sectors  Id  System
/dev/hdc1   *        63   7807589    7807527  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/hdc2      58589055 160826714  102237660   5  Extended
/dev/hdc3       7807590   8787554     979965  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/hdc4       8787555  58589054   49801500  fd  Linux raid autodetect

/dev/hdc5      58589118 135717119   77128002  83  Linux
    -         135717120 160826714   25109595   5  Extended
    -          58589055  58589054          0   0  Empty
    -          58589055  58589054          0   0  Empty

/dev/hdc6     135717183 160826714   25109532  83  Linux
    -         135717120 135717119          0   0  Empty
    -         135717120 135717119          0   0  Empty
    -         135717120 135717119          0   0  Empty

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Comment By: Leslie P. Polzer (dejari-guest)
Date: 2006-05-20 15:18

Message:
Logged In: YES 
user_id=12119

Can we have the output of

  /sbin/sfdisk -l -x -uS /dev/hdc

please?

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Comment By: Nobody (None)
Date: 2006-05-17 19:33

Message:
Logged In: NO 

I updated parted to 1.7.0, problem persists.

Some additional info that may be useful:
parted-1.7.0 source package, configured --without-readline

Greetings
-- Jakob Unterwurzacher

----------------------------------------------------------------------

You can respond by visiting: 
http://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=410685&aid=303417&group_id=30287