Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gparted
I am running a dual-boot system and attempted to resize the Ubuntu
partition. Windows partition /dev/hda1 ntfs was 116.21 GiB; Ubuntu was
/dev/hda2 ext3 of (approx) 115.24GiB. In addition there was an extended
/dev/hda3 of 1.44 GiB containing a linux-swap /dev/hda5 of 1.44 GiB.
Starting with Feisty Live CD, I initially tried to resize hda2 and
gparted just didn't work, continually stating that hda2 had not been
unmounted.
Not leaving well enough alone, I used the Dapper Live CD.
I told gparted to reduce the size of the Ubuntu partition and to make
the new free area into another partition (a Primary partition because
there was no other option offered). It took a long time to reduce the
size (about 15 minutes), and then gparted soft crashed on the making of
the new partition, with error message that the partition had not been
created.
I rebooted the Dapper Live CD and opened up gparted again, only to have
the original Ubuntu partition show its head again, undivided. And worse:
listed as an "unknown" file system with no "used" areas showing.
The Ubuntu partition is inaccessible and the GRUB booter no longer
works.
** Affects: gparted (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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gparted does not partition previous partition
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/111173
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