Re: Bug#462691: debian-installer: fails to partition hard drives on powermac g5
reassign 462691 partman-auto
reassign 462809 partman-auto
merge 462691 462809
tags 462691 + help
thanks
On Sunday 27 January 2008, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Saturday 26 January 2008, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Machine: Apple Powermac G5
>
> [...]
>
> > * virtual console 4 shows:
> > kernel: ioctl32(parted_server:23148): Unknown cmd fd(9)
> > cmd(41a04403){01} arg(ffa30938) on /dev/foo
>
> This looks like an issue in libparted. It appears to send an invalid
> command to the kernel.
>
> There are other known issues on G5 systems with recognition of existing
> partitions (see for example #443272), but I've no idea if this is related
> or not.
From information provided in a follow-up installation report (#462809, now
merged with this report) it looks as if partman-auto may be somehow
creating an invalid partitioning setup. Reason I suspect this is that using
the "manual partitioning" option in partman, submitter _was_ able to create
a valid setup.
Tracking down this issue will most likely require porter effort, therefore
tagging help.
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