GNU bug report logs - #34389
GNU Parted 3.2 – Claimed: msdos disk labels do not support partition name

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Package: parted;

Reported by: Ricky Tigg <ricky.tigg <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019 15:40:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl <at> redhat.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl <at> redhat.com>
To: 34389-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34389: GNU Parted 3.2 –
 Claimed: msdos disk labels do not support partition name
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:35:03 -0800

On Fri, Feb 08, 2019 at 04:38:57PM +0100, Ricky Tigg wrote:
> Hi. *Parted* v. 3.2 claims *msdos disk labels do not support partition name*
> .Commands executed in interactive *Parted*-shell:
> 
> (parted) mklabel msdos
> (parted) mkpart primary ext4 0% 100%
> (parted) name 1 USB
> Error: msdos disk labels do not support partition name.
> 
> I then had to rely on *Gparted* v. 0.33  for creating a *partition name*:
> 
> $ blkid | grep sdc
> /dev/sdc1: LABEL="USB" UUID="2b491b98-46e8-42fe-9e24-96e115532d99"
> TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="2c168f1d-01"

This is a filesystem label, not a partition name. MSDOS has no space in
the partition table to store names.


-- 
Brian C. Lane (PST8PDT)
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