bug#25718: parted on Ubuntu16.04

[Peter Bot]

hello,
- using parted to initialize/partition a SDHC 64GB; interactive mode 
used; results as follows:


INPUT -IN ; OUTPUT -OUT

IN     (parted) print devices
OUT  /dev/sda (500GB)
/dev/sdb (500GB)
/dev/sdc (1000GB)
/dev/sdd (32.3GB)
/dev/sde (750GB)
/dev/sdf (640GB)
/dev/sdg (1000GB)
/dev/sdh (63.3GB)

IN    (parted) select /dev/sdh
OUT  Using /dev/sdh

IN    (parted) rescue START END
OUT  Error: /dev/sdh: unrecognised disk label

IN  (parted) mklabel
OUT   New disk label type? msdos
OUT    Error: Input/output error during read on /dev/sdh
Retry/Ignore/Cancel? Retry

IN    (parted) print free space
OUT    Error: /dev/sdh: unrecognised disk label
Model: Multiple Card Reader (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdh: 63.3GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: unknown

IN    (parted) disk_toggle
OUT  Error: /dev/sdh: unrecognised disk label
Backtrace has 9 calls on stack:
  9: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libparted.so.2(ped_assert+0x44) [0x7fe6817dcea4]
  8: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libparted.so.2(+0xe023) [0x7fe6817e0023]
  7: parted(command_line_get_disk_flag+0x37) [0x55e06dca4df7]
  6: parted(+0x68d0) [0x55e06dc9f8d0]
  5: parted(+0x69d3) [0x55e06dc9f9d3]
  4: parted(interactive_mode+0x120) [0x55e06dca5ff0]
  3: parted(main+0x1386) [0x55e06dc9f176]
  2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0) 
[0x7fe680faa830]
  1: parted(_start+0x29) [0x55e06dc9f1d9]


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:
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Your report should contain the version of this release (3.2)
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Question please - is there any chance that /dev/sdh SDHC could be 
rescued somehow? or just ... chuck it?.

thank you. peter. address@hidden