GNU bug report logs - #17795
boot flag bug report

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Package: parted;

Reported by: Matt Smith <MSmith <at> bigthumb.com>

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:01:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl <at> redhat.com>
To: bug-parted <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17795: boot flag bug report
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:51:47 -0700
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 12:51:37PM +0000, Matt Smith wrote:
> Hello Devs,
> 
> I don't know how to check if the bug has been fixed.  The webpage wasn't clear on how to check.  I assume that because 3.1 is the latest version and also the version that I'm using, that the bug still exists in 3.1.  
> 
> The command I entered:
> (parted) disk_set boot on                                                 

On master this now results in:

parted: invalid token: boot


> bash-4.2$ sudo parted /dev/sdf unit co print unit s print
> Model:   (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sdf: 15.9GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: pc98
> Disk Flags: 
> 
> Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name     Flags
>  1      1049kB  15.9GB  15.9GB               primary
> 
> Model:   (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sdf: 30965760s
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: pc98
> Disk Flags: 
> 
> Number  Start  End        Size       File system  Name     Flags
>  1      2048s  30965759s  30963712s               primary

pc98 detection should be working fairly well in 3.1, could you dump a
copy of the mbr?

sudo dd if=/dev/sda bs=512 count=2 | hexdump -C

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Brian C. Lane | Anaconda Team | IRC: bcl #anaconda | Port Orchard, WA (PST8PDT)




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