Re: [bug-fdisk] cylinder boundary warnings

[Christian]

Il giorno ven, 22/05/2009 alle 14.50 -0400, John Eikenberry ha scritto:
> I have a question about the warning output. Not really a bug, but wasn't
> sure where else to ask.
> 
> After recently switching from the old util-linux fdisk to gnu-fdisk I get
> this output when verifying my partition table...
> 
> Command (m for help): v                                                   
> Warning: Partition 5 does not end on cylinder boundary.                   
> Warning: Partition 6 does not end on cylinder boundary.                   
> Warning: Partition 7 does not end on cylinder boundary.                   
> Warning: Partition 8 does not end on cylinder boundary.                   
> Warning: Partition 9 does not end on cylinder boundary.                   
> Warning: Partition 10 does not end on cylinder boundary.                  
> Information: 440523902 unallocated sectors                                
> 
> Is there a way to eliminate these warnings without deleting and recreating
> the partition table?
> 
> Someone suggested that using sfdisk -d to dump/reload the partition table
> might fix it. But I tried that and it didn't help.

Hi John, 
        This warning message come because GNU fdisk internal code expect that a
partition begin/end on a cylinder boundary. I don't know how to avoid
this message while your partition end out of cylinder boundary. 

However we are designing new GNU fdisk implementation and we will
consider this feature. 

Many thanks for submission!

Christian.