GNU bug report logs - #31111
Partition table wrongly identified as "atari"

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Package: parted;

Reported by: bouke_1 <bouke_1 <at> zonnet.nl>

Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 14:22:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Phil Susi <psusi <at> ubuntu.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Phil Susi <psusi <at> ubuntu.com>
To: bouke_1 <bouke_1 <at> zonnet.nl>, 31111-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31111: Partition table wrongly identified as "atari"
Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 14:52:52 -0400
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On 5/10/2018 1:53 PM, Phil Susi wrote:
> I'd say so.  I can't reproduce the problem though by simply creating an
> image file and making the partitions as you describe.  Can you send your
> whole MBR so I can try to reproduce it and see if fixing this logic
> error fixes it?

Ok, after looking at the code it wasn't very hard to slap a few of the
right bytes into an empty file and trick atari_probe.  I've fixed it
now.  Will post the patch tomorrow.  Thanks.


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