Parted fails to read "linux-style" BSD disklabel on alpha

[Emmanuel Kasper]

Hello
While testing the new debian installer for etch I noticed that the 
installer did not see the partitions I wanted to use.
I compiled parted 1.70 ang got the same bug.

$ parted /dev/hda print unit s print unit chs print
Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.
Information: Don't forget to update /etc/fstab, if necessary

The disk label, as seen by fdisk 2.12b is (cylinder mode ) :

BSD disklabel command (m for help): s
# /dev/hda:
type: SCSI
disk:
label:
flags:
bytes/sector: 512
sectors/track: 63
tracks/cylinder: 255
sectors/cylinder: 16065
cylinders: 14593
rpm: 3600
interleave: 1
trackskew: 0
cylinderskew: 0
headswitch: 0           # milliseconds
track-to-track seek: 0  # milliseconds
drivedata: 0
8 partitions:
#       start       end      size     fstype   [fsize bsize   cpg]
  a:        1*        1*        0*    unused        0     0
  b:        1      1217      1217       ext2
  c:     1217      7782      6566       ext2
  d:     7782     14593      6812       ext2


I partitioned this /dev/hda hard disk using linux's fdisk, it might be 
related to the problem.
If you want to have access to an GNU/Linux alpha box, HP provides 
accounts with its testdrive programm http://www.testdrive.hp.com/.

Manu

PS: congratulation for the parted ./configure step, I found it very 
helpful at explaining which library you need to have to compile parted.