From unknown Fri Aug 15 19:29:12 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#18919: Parted false warning. 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X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 13:01:23 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) Hi! I was using the parted utility to create GPT partitions as a workaround to fdisk which forces partitions to start at 1MiB boundaries. I set the first partition to begin at sector 40 but I got this -- Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance. Which's clearly wrong for the 4K disk, instead it should be -- Warning: The resulting partition may not be properly aligned for best performance. This warning is not shown only when partitions start at 1MiB boundaries. align-check min claims that the partition is aligned. From unknown Fri Aug 15 19:29:12 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.503 (Entity 5.503) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: dE Subject: bug#18919: closed (Re: bug#18919: Parted false warning.) Message-ID: References: <54554D5C.5010308@ubuntu.com> <5454BF20.4030208@gmail.com> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 18919 X-Gnu-PR-Package: parted Reply-To: 18919@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 21:16:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1414876562-304-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1414876562-304-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #18919: Parted false warning. which was filed against the parted package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 18919@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 18919: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D18919 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1414876562-304-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 18919-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Nov 2014 21:15:17 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44865 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xkg0y-0008VV-Rj for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:15:17 -0400 Received: from cdptpa-outbound-snat.email.rr.com ([107.14.166.232]:36374 helo=cdptpa-oedge-vip.email.rr.com) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xkg0w-0008VI-MR for 18919-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:15:15 -0400 Received: from [72.238.77.169] ([72.238.77.169:54513] helo=[192.168.1.141]) by cdptpa-oedge02 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.0.35861 r(Momo-dev:tip)) with ESMTP id 8F/CB-09569-C5D45545; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 21:15:09 +0000 Message-ID: <54554D5C.5010308@ubuntu.com> Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:15:08 -0400 From: Phillip Susi User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: 18919-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#18919: Parted false warning. References: <5454BF20.4030208@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5454BF20.4030208@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.168.130:25 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 18919-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 11/01/2014 07:08 AM, dE wrote: > align-check min claims that the partition is aligned. The default alignment is optimal, which normally equates to 1 MiB. If you want minimal alignment you need to run parted with -a min. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJUVU1bAAoJENRVrw2cjl5RiUcH/0D4S2OIqpZWwuvP99gWr1S/ p4aXdJqcZx/0NPf9w8CPF0ztA/k0F2OWZyowmzFarEH6uL2gF7+4rpFzKTeI4xAY gJ+Yxdoi3xiaAkJ2d5dLiDTmDozBjQanA2WB9qrqzmyZ52DK+mQ6emA5KQFxLwkk uK8i6LQ8csgNXVDkRmoohy71YAdgYlJGYshbZNcpXAqN1huJSzRaoKyNLIA5DdcB 5bTm/pkCwubs25knw/mtW/Vducpvc05qz6qfT+hNEOWpxpQjvy7ie1HUM1MEt8Q1 eKfjLiVqfvAbEiQX4bInzZZ+tVeygENYqCDqmo9xPDLh8f2Ti27CPmiljTNk93w= =RZqG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------=_1414876562-304-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Nov 2014 17:01:26 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44782 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xkc3J-0006lc-Bm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 13:01:25 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:33894) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XkWYX-0004XG-Ha for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 07:09:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XkWYJ-0000SC-1a for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 07:09:12 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,FREEMAIL_FROM, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:57932) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XkWYI-0000Rz-VL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 07:09:02 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35572) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XkWY9-0000aN-U2 for bug-parted@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 07:09:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XkWY0-0000OW-UL for bug-parted@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 07:08:53 -0400 Received: from mail-pa0-x234.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c03::234]:48869) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XkWY0-0000OH-MY for bug-parted@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 07:08:44 -0400 Received: by mail-pa0-f52.google.com with SMTP id fa1so9211229pad.25 for ; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:08:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=WRldyytjSqdfWsDsPryVXBjjGKuNsVxOwsCZ/eqLBfs=; b=YqIlqZVbY70kcLIafK+GTRIpBXN7yr8vf1aHCnlCoK3b70+qdoTywlVv/kur4c6Z6C bHI6EtYrBzZFfyPBwN9Si4UzcWxy0JYvF81+68pHwOuJZS87RA7lGjb1SaZpIle7YemB ZZ6xufni46EBWVzorczgY2B+UJISvQhLFGWBmalJNLBUlhoQq8h63RgUuYBi1j2EwsS8 k5JfH7unoRNiGNvjOBTHMYF4Kn5rN0gFJfq/jl+2Ozfj5APFdK1W+wEQz9I8t9q0EhV6 px4TPrVw7o9w6F0xzty1HHLnpyKsYlwazB2KSOMf3ftkmASEECbYW5u1UYNUlRMR99Jc WaIA== X-Received: by 10.66.90.129 with SMTP id bw1mr30290372pab.61.1414840122906; Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:08:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.2] ([117.201.87.162]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id pe6sm7379301pac.21.2014.11.01.04.08.40 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 01 Nov 2014 04:08:42 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5454BF20.4030208@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:38:16 +0530 From: dE User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bug-parted@gnu.org Subject: Parted false warning. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 13:01:23 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) Hi! I was using the parted utility to create GPT partitions as a workaround to fdisk which forces partitions to start at 1MiB boundaries. I set the first partition to begin at sector 40 but I got this -- Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance. Which's clearly wrong for the 4K disk, instead it should be -- Warning: The resulting partition may not be properly aligned for best performance. This warning is not shown only when partitions start at 1MiB boundaries. align-check min claims that the partition is aligned. ------------=_1414876562-304-1--