Bug#504747: gnu-fdisk: wipes out MBR when used on GPT partitions [PATCH]

2008-12-23 Thread Christian
Hi! A small patch to resolve this problem can be found here: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-parted/2008-12/msg00015.html As I mentioned in the bug-parted list, this patch is a temporary solution. Please try it and report any errors. Comments and suggestions are welcome! Happy part

Bug#504747: gnu-fdisk: wipes out MBR when used on GPT partitions

2008-12-12 Thread Michael Prokop
Hi, Aurélien GÉRÔME wrote: > Upstream is MIA. It is up to the Release Team to decide whether > gnu-fdisk is suitable for release or not. I do not have time to argue. I'm wondering about the MIA. When I asked on the mailinglist regarding the current state of gnu-fdisk I got a prompt reply by Lesl

Bug#504747: gnu-fdisk: wipes out MBR when used on GPT partitions

2008-12-10 Thread Aurélien GÉRÔME
On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 10:04:13PM +1100, Mark Purcell wrote: > Are you in a position to comment on this report, are you able to reproduce, > have you been able to discuss with upstream? Upstream is MIA. It is up to the Release Team to decide whether gnu-fdisk is suitable for release or not. I do

Bug#504747: gnu-fdisk: wipes out MBR when used on GPT partitions

2008-12-03 Thread Mark Purcell
On Friday 07 November 2008 07:13:26 Michael Renner wrote: > gnu-fdisk wipes out the Code Area in the MBR Aurélien, This RC bug has been dormant since it's report 3 weeks ago. Are you in a position to comment on this report, are you able to reproduce, have you been able to discuss with upstream?

Bug#504747: gnu-fdisk: wipes out MBR when used on GPT partitions

2008-11-06 Thread Michael Renner
Package: gnu-fdisk Version: 1.0-3+b1 Severity: grave Justification: causes non-serious data loss gnu-fdisk wipes out the Code Area in the MBR of a given device when modifying a GPT partition. If this happens to be the boot device, this can cause serious trouble. The behaviour can be easily veri