Forgot to include version. peter:/mnt # parted -v parted (GNU parted) 2.4 Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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And just to prove my disk works fine: peter:/mnt # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M count=200 200+0 records in 200+0 records out 209715200 bytes (210 MB) copied, 1.43544 s, 146 MB/s peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb mktable gpt Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab. peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s mkpart empty3TB 2048 $((2048+500*1000*1000*1000/512)) Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab. peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s print Model: ATA Hitachi HDS72303 (scsi) Disk /dev/sdb: 5860533168s Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 2048s 976564548s 976562501s empty3TB peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit GB print Model: ATA Hitachi HDS72303 (scsi) Disk /dev/sdb: 3001GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 0.00GB 500GB 500GB empty3TB Is there a parted syntax for what I did there in the $((...))? It is very annoying to have to calculate it every time. In FreeBSD, you can simply write in your alignment and size, and it does the rest for you: gpart create -a 2048 -s 500g -t $fstype $device On 2012-10-31 10:49, Peter Maloney wrote: > Messed up parted somehow. > > > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s print > Model: ATA Hitachi HDS72303 (scsi) > Disk /dev/sdb: 5860533168s > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: gpt > > Number Start End Size File system Name Flags > 1 124928s 5860532223s 5860407296s ext3 cc-vds2 > > peter:/mnt # wipefs -a /dev/sdb1 > 2 bytes were erased at offset 0x438 (ext3) > they were: 53 ef > peter:/mnt # wipefs -a /dev/sdb1 > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s rm 1 > Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab. > > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s mkpart empty3TB 2048 -- -1 > Warning: You requested a partition from 2048s to 5860533167s. > The closest location we can manage is 2048s to 5860533134s. > Is this still acceptable to you? > Yes/No? yes > Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab. > > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s rm 1 > Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab. > > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s mkpart empty3TB 2048 +500GB > Error: Invalid number. > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s mkpart empty3TB 2048 +500 > Error: Invalid number. > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s mkpart empty3TB 2048 -- +500 > Error: Invalid number. > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s mkpart empty3TB 2048 2048+500GB > Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab. > > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s print > Backtrace has 13 calls on stack: > 13: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_assert+0x2e) [0x7fb751212a6e] > 12: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_geometry_read+0x80) [0x7fb75121a1e0] > 11: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_geometry_read_alloc+0x54) > [0x7fb75121a274] > 10: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(nilfs2_probe+0x6a) [0x7fb75123a5fa] > 9: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_file_system_probe_specific+0x53) > [0x7fb751213f33] > 8: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_file_system_probe+0x52) [0x7fb751214012] > 7: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(+0x435ac) [0x7fb7512425ac] > 6: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_disk_new+0x58) [0x7fb751218e68] > 5: parted() [0x407a21] > 4: parted(non_interactive_mode+0x8c) [0x40e78c] > 3: parted(main+0x140f) [0x406daf] > 2: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7fb7509ed23d] > 1: parted() [0x406e79] > Aborted > peter:/mnt # parted /dev/sdb unit s rm 1 > Backtrace has 13 calls on stack: > 13: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_assert+0x2e) [0x7f839bccaa6e] > 12: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_geometry_read+0x80) [0x7f839bcd21e0] > 11: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_geometry_read_alloc+0x54) > [0x7f839bcd2274] > 10: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(nilfs2_probe+0x6a) [0x7f839bcf25fa] > 9: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_file_system_probe_specific+0x53) > [0x7f839bccbf33] > 8: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_file_system_probe+0x52) [0x7f839bccc012] > 7: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(+0x435ac) [0x7f839bcfa5ac] > 6: /usr/lib64/libparted.so.0(ped_disk_new+0x58) [0x7f839bcd0e68] > 5: parted() [0x408b4a] > 4: parted(non_interactive_mode+0x8c) [0x40e78c] > 3: parted(main+0x140f) [0x406daf] > 2: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f839b4a523d] > 1: parted() [0x406e79] > Aborted > peter:/mnt # ls /dev/sdb* > /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1 > > > peter:/mnt # dd if=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=20 2>/dev/null | hexdump -C > 00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > |................| > * > 000001c0 01 00 ee fe ff ff 01 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff 00 00 > |................| > 000001d0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > |................| > * > 000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa > |..............U.| > 00000200 45 46 49 20 50 41 52 54 00 00 01 00 5c 00 00 00 |EFI > PART....\...| > 00000210 4c 86 14 12 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > |L...............| > 00000220 af a3 50 5d 01 00 00 00 22 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > |..P]....".......| > 00000230 8e a3 50 5d 01 00 00 00 d2 d1 56 6b 33 5c f5 43 > |..P]......Vk3\.C| > 00000240 a5 3e ee 40 1a b6 e4 94 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > |.>.@............| > 00000250 80 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 d1 ef c0 bd 00 00 00 00 > |................| > 00000260 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > |................| > * > 00000400 a2 a0 d0 eb e5 b9 33 44 87 c0 68 b6 b7 26 99 c7 > |......3D..h..&..| > 00000410 44 c4 e6 c5 87 18 c9 49 bd 5c b9 3e 27 8f 10 bc > |D......I.\.>'...| > 00000420 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 > |................| > 00000430 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 65 00 6d 00 70 00 74 00 > |........e.m.p.t.| > 00000440 79 00 33 00 54 00 42 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > |y.3.T.B.........| > 00000450 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > |................| > * > 00002800 > -- -------------------------------------------- Peter Maloney Brockmann Consult Max-Planck-Str. 2 21502 Geesthacht Germany Tel: +49 4152 889 300 Fax: +49 4152 889 333 E-mail: peter.malo...@brockmann-consult.de Internet: http://www.brockmann-consult.de --------------------------------------------
