Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-disk-utility
Umlauts apparently have to be encoded to be used in a file system label (e.g. "ä" becomes "M-CM-$"). This causes confusion when a long fs-label with at least one umlaut in it is chosen, because the resulting label is longer than allowed, although it doesn't look like it. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open palimpsest 2. Create a new partition, choose ext4 3. Enter a long fs-label with at least one umlaut in it (the current german default is "Neuer Datenträger", which palimpsest shortens to "Neuer Datenträge" because of the 16 characters label limit) 4. Create the partition Expected result: File system is created with the given label Actual result: Error message: "Error creating file system: helper exited with exit code 1: given file system label exceeds 16 characters" For comparison, this is what it looks like if done manually: $ sudo tune2fs -L "Neuer Datenträger" /dev/sdb1 tune2fs 1.41.12 (17-May-2010) Warning: label too long, truncating. $ sudo tune2fs -l /dev/sdb1 | grep volume Filesystem volume name: Neuer Datenträg $ sudo blkid /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdb1: LABEL="Neuer DatentrM-CM-$g" UUID="785fab65-ddb0-49b5-9722-2eca589994c7" TYPE="ext4" Note that the resulting label is 20 characters long, whereas palimpsest limits it to 16 characters. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: gnome-disk-utility 2.30.1-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-12.17-generic 2.6.35-rc6 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-12-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Aug 4 16:09:49 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100602.2) ProcEnviron: LANG=de_DE.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility ** Affects: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick -- Umlauts in fs-label cause actual label to be longer than indicated https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/613474 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs