Package: gnu-fdisk Version: 1.1-2 gnu-fdisk doesn't work with ext3 partitions, created with Debian and Ubuntu installers or simply running mkfs.ext3 /dev/xxx In Debian and Ubuntu systems all newly created ext3 get resize_inode feature enabled as default since ~2006 (AFAIK), but gnu-fdisk doesn't like resize_inode feature because of unknown reason :-/
Steps to reproduce: 1. Install gnu-fdisk 1.1 from Debian repositories and run cfdisk 2. Choose "Check" or "Resize" button on any ext3 filesystem, created with mkfs.ext3 command or Debian/Ubuntu installer. 3. You will get this error message: Error! ====== File system has an incompatible feature enabled. Compatible features are has_journal, dir_index, filetype, sparse_super and large_file. Use tune2fs or debugfs to remove features. ====== The only "uncompatible" feature, which is enabled by default in all Debian installations since Debian 4.0 "Etch", is resize_inode : $ dumpe2fs /dev/sda1 |grep -i features Filesystem features: has_journal resize_inode dir_index filetype sparse_super large_file gnu-fdisk works only with unmounted filesystems and this feature shouldn't cause any problems when checking or resizing unmounted ext3 filesystem, this feature just enables additional resize possibilities with mounted filesystem. So, please add resize_inode feature to compatible ext3 features list in gnu-fdisk - then gnu-fdisk will work with ext3 partitions, created with Ubuntu and Debian installers or by running mkfs.ext3 command with default options. -- Labanaktis/Good luck, Mantas Kriaučiūnas Jabber ID: man...@akl.lt GPG ID: 43535BD5 Public organization "Open Source for Lithuania" - www.akl.lt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org