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** Changed in: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1595006 Title: Error creating partition: ... You requested a partition from X to Y Status in gnome-disk-utility package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Brand new hard drive, newly formatted by gnome-disks, went to add a new filesystem to it > ext4+LUKS partition size (default at 4001 GB) free space following (default at 0 GB) erase: don't erase name: hedy1 password: ********* confirm password: ********* [create] result: Error creating partition on /dev/sdb: Command-line `parted --align optimal --script "/dev/sdb" "mkpart \" \" ext2 1MiB 4000752582143b"' exited with non-zero exit status 1: Error: You requested a partition from 1049kB to 4001GB (sectors 256..976746235). The closest location we can manage is 1049kB to 4001GB (sectors 256..976746234). (udisks-error-quark, 0) Ubuntu : 15.10 gnome-disk-utility: 3.16.2-0ubuntu2 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: gnome-disk-utility 3.16.2-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Tue Jun 21 20:07:12 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (713 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708) SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-04-21 (61 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/1595006/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
