3 years have passed. If the old machine and install is still available, I recommend to check /var/log/syslog and /var/log/messages to see if any reason why writing to the block device would fail.
The only time not possible to re-read partition table is if you have edited a drive that contains a mounted root partition etc. If rebooting and the USB2 drive still has issues, check hdparm config. might be that it wasnt flushed to the device. Ubuntu 10.10 util-linux package contains: fdisk (util-linux-ng 2.17.2) There is 2.19 release also available. I recommend to close this bug if no one can reproduce in latest. Cheers, Jon -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/58331 Title: fdisk doesn't write partition table -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
