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parted on Ubuntu16.04

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From: Peter Bot <b1pete <at> sympatico.ca>
To: bug-parted <at> gnu.org
Subject: parted on Ubuntu16.04
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 23:55:12 -0500

hello,
- using parted to initialize/partition a SDHC 64GB; interactive mode 
used; results as follows:


INPUT -IN ; OUTPUT -OUT

IN     (parted) print devices
OUT  /dev/sda (500GB)
/dev/sdb (500GB)
/dev/sdc (1000GB)
/dev/sdd (32.3GB)
/dev/sde (750GB)
/dev/sdf (640GB)
/dev/sdg (1000GB)
/dev/sdh (63.3GB)

IN    (parted) select /dev/sdh
OUT  Using /dev/sdh

IN    (parted) rescue START END
OUT  Error: /dev/sdh: unrecognised disk label

IN  (parted) mklabel
OUT   New disk label type? msdos
OUT    Error: Input/output error during read on /dev/sdh
Retry/Ignore/Cancel? Retry

IN    (parted) print free space
OUT    Error: /dev/sdh: unrecognised disk label
Model: Multiple Card Reader (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdh: 63.3GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: unknown

IN    (parted) disk_toggle
OUT  Error: /dev/sdh: unrecognised disk label
Backtrace has 9 calls on stack:
  9: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libparted.so.2(ped_assert+0x44) [0x7fe6817dcea4]
  8: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libparted.so.2(+0xe023) [0x7fe6817e0023]
  7: parted(command_line_get_disk_flag+0x37) [0x55e06dca4df7]
  6: parted(+0x68d0) [0x55e06dc9f8d0]
  5: parted(+0x69d3) [0x55e06dc9f9d3]
  4: parted(interactive_mode+0x120) [0x55e06dca5ff0]
  3: parted(main+0x1386) [0x55e06dc9f176]
  2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0) 
[0x7fe680faa830]
  1: parted(_start+0x29) [0x55e06dc9f1d9]


You found a bug in GNU Parted! Here's what you have to do:

Don't panic! The bug has most likely not affected any of your data.
Help us to fix this bug by doing the following:
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Your report should contain the version of this release (3.2)
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Question please - is there any chance that /dev/sdh SDHC could be 
rescued somehow? or just ... chuck it?.

thank you. peter. b1pete <at> sympatico.ca

Message #8 received at 25718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Peter Bot <b1pete <at> sympatico.ca>
To: 25718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 25718
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 01:44:59 -0500

ADDITIONAL info.

further investigation on Ubuntu 16.04 repositories:

- found 'partitionmanager' 1.2.1-0ubunrtu1 file,disk and partition 
management for KDE package

Partition Manager is a utility program to help you manage the disk devices,
partitions and file systems on your computer. It allows you to easily 
create,
copy, move, delete, resize without losing data, backup and restore 
partitions.

Partition Manager supports a large number of file systems, including 
ext2/3/4,
reiserfs, NTFS, FAT16/32, jfs, xfs and more. Note that to gain support for a
specific file system other than ext2/3/4, you should install the 
corresponding
suggested package.

Partition Manager is based on libparted (like gparted) and makes use of the
KDE libraries for its user interface.

- it was installed; the interface is similar to 'gparted'

- it solved the problem successfully; it even recovered the partition 
and its contents.

Message #13 received at 25718-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Phil Susi <psusi <at> ubuntu.com>
To: Peter Bot <b1pete <at> sympatico.ca>, 25718-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25718: parted on Ubuntu16.04
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:00:29 -0400

On 2/13/2017 11:55 PM, Peter Bot wrote:
> IN  (parted) mklabel
> OUT   New disk label type? msdos
> OUT    Error: Input/output error during read on /dev/sdh
> Retry/Ignore/Cancel? Retry

Looks like you have a flakey disk.

> IN    (parted) disk_toggle
> OUT  Error: /dev/sdh: unrecognised disk label
> Backtrace has 9 calls on stack:

Yep, this was fixed back in 2015.  I guess I should make a new release.

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