bug#74392: closed (parted crash)

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> parted crash
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> Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:18:30 +0300
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> Evolution 3.54.1-1 
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> Hello!
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> parted 3.6 crashing when trying to modify debian hybrid iso usb flash
> drive.
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> Hybrid means it has all partition types at once (mac, mbr) to make it
> boot from all possible hardware. Also being iso compatible.
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> To create debian hybrid iso image you need use lb (live-build) or
> download from debian web site.
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> How does usb device looks like from different software?
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> fdisk:
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> Disk /dev/sdb: 7,28 GiB, 7813988352 bytes, 15261696 sectors
> Disk model: Transcend 8GB   
> Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> Disklabel type: dos
> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
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> Device         Start       End   Sectors  Size Type
> /dev/sdb1  *         64  2928959 2928896  1,4G  0 Empty
> /dev/sdb2          6892    15211    8320  4,1M ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
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> Partition table entries are not in disk order.
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> gdisk:
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> GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.10
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> Partition table scan:
>   MBR: MBR only
>   BSD: not present
>   APM: not present
>   GPT: not present
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> ***************************************************************
> Found invalid GPT and valid MBR; converting MBR to GPT format
> in memory. THIS OPERATION IS POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE! Exit by
> typing 'q' if you don't want to convert your MBR partitions
> to GPT format!
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> parted (crash log):
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> (parted) rm 2                                                         
> (parted) mkpart                                                       
> Partition name?  []?                                                  
> File system type?  [ext2]?                                            
> Start? 6873088                                                        
> End? 15261695                                                         
> Backtrace has 10 calls on stack:
>   10: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libparted.so.2(ped_assert+0x50)
> [0x7f52ef223cb0]
>   9: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libparted.so.2(+0x2f24f) [0x7f52ef24324f]
>   8: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libparted.so.2(ped_disk_commit_to_dev+0x51)
> [0x7f52ef226cf1]
>   7: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libparted.so.2(ped_disk_commit+0x28)
> [0x7f52ef226de8]
>   6: parted(+0xb27f) [0x55660b88a27f]
>   5: parted(interactive_mode+0x184) [0x55660b88de74]
>   4: parted(main+0x12a8) [0x55660b885db8]
>   3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x29d68) [0x7f52eefaed68]
>   2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0x85)
> [0x7f52eefaee25]
>   1: parted(_start+0x21) [0x55660b885e41]
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> You found a bug in GNU Parted! Here's what you have to do:
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> 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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> Check whether the bug has already been fixed by checking
> the last version of GNU Parted that you can find at:
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>         http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parted/
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> Please check this version prior to bug reporting.
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> If this has not been fixed yet or if you don't know how to check,
> please visit the GNU Parted website:
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>         http://www.gnu.org/software/parted
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> for further information.
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> Your report should contain the version of this release (3.6)
> along with the error message below, the output of
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>         parted DEVICE unit co print unit s print
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> and the following history of commands you entered.
> Also include any additional information about your setup you
> consider important.
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> Assertion (num > 0) at ../../../libparted/labels/mac.c:964 in function
> _generate_raw_freespace_part() failed.
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> Aborted (core dumped)
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> Re: bug#74392: parted crash
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> Date: 
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> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:10:32 -0800
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> On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 12:18:30PM +0300, Alexey Kuznetsov wrote:
> > Hello!
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> > parted 3.6 crashing when trying to modify debian hybrid iso usb flash
> > drive.
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> [snip]
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> > Assertion (num > 0) at ../../../libparted/labels/mac.c:964 in function
> > _generate_raw_freespace_part() failed.
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> Thanks for the report, this isn't really a crash -- it's the program
> protecting you from doing something bad to the disk. hybrid iso
> 'disklabels' are not meant to be edited. The combine several things into
> one so that they can boot multiple places, but aren't supported as an
> actual disk label.
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> Brian
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> Brian C. Lane (PST8PDT) - weldr.io - lorax - parted - pykickstart
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