Bug#379628: Recommend to tag #380226 etch-ignore; #379835 downgraded to important
Sorry for not replying earlier, but I've been too busy with the RC1 release of Debian Installer (and had to replace the hard disk in my laptop in the mean time too). On Thursday 12 October 2006 12:05, Yuval Fledel wrote: I have today uploaded a version of partman-partitioning that includes a check for NTFS 3.1 partitions and refuses to resize in that case; earlier NTFS partitions (NT, XP, 2000) should still be resizable. XP use NTFS 3.1 too. You've just blocked resizing of most users' NTFS partitions. Thanks for that info. I have added some additional logic so that now only Vista is blocked and resizing XP partitions still works. I've even tested that while re-installing my laptop :-) IMO #379628 should not be ignored for Etch and it would be nice if someone else would try to either reproduce the bug or prove me wrong. There is plenty of information in the BR for that. Without a working ntfsresize, resizing NTFS 3.1 partitions is a no-op anyway. I've done some web searching and I have a wild guess about pcmcia.sys. After resizing, please boot into Vista's install disk and into the recovery console. From there, rename system32\drivers\pcmcia.sys (e.g. to pcmcia.bak) and reboot. Does Vista now boots? What about Safe mode? I'm sorry, but I currently don't have the time to do relatively wild attempts like that. Especially not as I've already verified that the md5sums of all files in the NTFS partition are unchanged after the resize operation (as documented in the history of this bug report). Safe mode does not work either, it only shows roughly at what stage the boot hangs. Another solution I found on the net was for Win2003 and was replacing ntldr and ntdetect.com with the ones on the install disk. The best projection on a newly installed Vista would be to replace the files with files from Win2003 or XP. Does this solve the case? That is bogus as Vista no longer uses ntldr, but instead uses bootmgr. Cheers, FJP pgprl6Lo4lMVn.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#379628: Recommend to tag #380226 etch-ignore; #379835 downgraded to important
severity 379835 important thanks There are currently three RC bugs open related to the resizing of NTFS 3.1 partitions as created by Windows Vista. - #379628: ntfsresize - upstream bug, but disputed; I can reproduce it reliably though; needs confirmation by someone else - #380226: libparted - clear issue, recently further traced during BSP in Utrecht; needs attention from Debian maintainer and upstream - #379835: partman - no bug in partman itself, but the result of the two listed above (blocked by both) I have today uploaded a version of partman-partitioning that includes a check for NTFS 3.1 partitions and refuses to resize in that case; earlier NTFS partitions (NT, XP, 2000) should still be resizable. As partman is now safe I am downgrading #379835 to important. For #380226 I recommend tagging it 'etch-ignore'. The reason I think it's safe to do that is that it may only manifest itself in the installer. I'm unsure where else and how libparted is used though. I have tried resizing an NTFS 3.1 partition using parted, and that correctly left the starting partition unchanged, so parted is unaffected. IMO #379628 should not be ignored for Etch and it would be nice if someone else would try to either reproduce the bug or prove me wrong. There is plenty of information in the BR for that. Without a working ntfsresize, resizing NTFS 3.1 partitions is a no-op anyway. Cheers, FJP pgp8NQ3pjFc3T.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#379628: Recommend to tag #380226 etch-ignore; #379835 downgraded to important
On 10/12/06, Frans Pop wrote: There are currently three RC bugs open related to the resizing of NTFS 3.1 partitions as created by Windows Vista. - #379628: ntfsresize - upstream bug, but disputed; I can reproduce it reliably though; needs confirmation by someone else [...] I have today uploaded a version of partman-partitioning that includes a check for NTFS 3.1 partitions and refuses to resize in that case; earlier NTFS partitions (NT, XP, 2000) should still be resizable. XP use NTFS 3.1 too. You've just blocked resizing of most users' NTFS partitions. IMO #379628 should not be ignored for Etch and it would be nice if someone else would try to either reproduce the bug or prove me wrong. There is plenty of information in the BR for that. Without a working ntfsresize, resizing NTFS 3.1 partitions is a no-op anyway. I've done some web searching and I have a wild guess about pcmcia.sys. After resizing, please boot into Vista's install disk and into the recovery console. From there, rename system32\drivers\pcmcia.sys (e.g. to pcmcia.bak) and reboot. Does Vista now boots? What about Safe mode? Another solution I found on the net was for Win2003 and was replacing ntldr and ntdetect.com with the ones on the install disk. The best projection on a newly installed Vista would be to replace the files with files from Win2003 or XP. Does this solve the case? If any of the above two workarounds help, then this is clearly an MS bug and should be fixed in Vista. Only if Vista final does not fix it, we can add a workaround to ntfsresize by checking the MD5 of the relevant files. Thanks Cheers, FJP -- Yuval Fledel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
