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Parted 3.4 complains about the partition layout of ChromeOS: "Can't have overlapping partitions"
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Dear developers,
We encountered an issue that parted 3.4 complains about the partition
layout of ChromeOS: "Can't have overlapping partitions".
The details are described in the end of this mail. If we use the script
mode, then it only outputs the error messages, and we can not find any
option to ignore the error or warning. However, if we enter interactive
mode, we have a chance to ignore the error and output the partition
layout. It seems sfdisk does not complain this issue, but parted does.
So my questions: (1) Is there any option we can use to ignore the
error/warning in the script mode? (2) What is the issue about the
partition layout of ChromeOS? Thank you very much.
root <at> debian:~# parted --version
parted (GNU parted) 3.4
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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root <at> debian:~# parted -s /dev/sda print
Error: Can't have overlapping partitions.
Model: VMware Virtual Storage (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 12.9GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: unknown
Disk Flags:
root <at> debian:~# parted /dev/sda print unit s print unit chs print
Error: Can't have overlapping partitions.
Ignore/Cancel? I
Model: VMware Virtual Storage (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 12.9GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags: pmbr_boot
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
11 32.8kB 33.3kB 512B RWFW
6 33.3kB 33.8kB 512B KERN-C chromeos_kernel
7 33.8kB 34.3kB 512B ROOT-C
9 34.3kB 34.8kB 512B reserved
10 34.8kB 35.3kB 512B reserved
2 35.3kB 16.8MB 16.8MB KERN-A chromeos_kernel
4 16.8MB 33.6MB 16.8MB KERN-B chromeos_kernel
8 35.7MB 52.4MB 16.8MB ext4 OEM
12 52.4MB 120MB 67.1MB fat16 EFI-SYSTEM boot,
legacy_boot, esp
5 120MB 122MB 2097kB ROOT-B
3 122MB 2638MB 2517MB ext2 ROOT-A
1 2638MB 6940MB 4301MB ext4 STATE
root <at> debian:~# sfdisk -d /dev/sda
label: gpt
label-id: 08D06684-439B-5249-BF2C-ADA012219CA0
device: /dev/sda
unit: sectors
first-lba: 34
last-lba: 25165790
sector-size: 512
/dev/sda1 : start= 5152768, size= 8401025,
type=0FC63DAF-8483-4772-8E79-3D69D8477DE4,
uuid=222536A7-D849-3349-9646-3DC89AB2952E, name="STATE"
/dev/sda2 : start= 69, size= 32768,
type=FE3A2A5D-4F32-41A7-B725-ACCC3285A309,
uuid=E9A9957A-FB4A-3C44-815B-E8F5C3A72051, name="KERN-A"
/dev/sda3 : start= 237568, size= 4915200,
type=3CB8E202-3B7E-47DD-8A3C-7FF2A13CFCEC,
uuid=2B75156A-F0BE-6C46-88D1-5628F3D030A6, name="ROOT-A"
/dev/sda4 : start= 32837, size= 32768,
type=FE3A2A5D-4F32-41A7-B725-ACCC3285A309,
uuid=1399AF6D-5ED1-F242-B9E6-FCEAE223B041, name="KERN-B"
/dev/sda5 : start= 233472, size= 4096,
type=3CB8E202-3B7E-47DD-8A3C-7FF2A13CFCEC,
uuid=19EC4CDA-2F6F-CB4C-8853-2C40550A23DE, name="ROOT-B"
/dev/sda6 : start= 65, size= 1,
type=FE3A2A5D-4F32-41A7-B725-ACCC3285A309,
uuid=C6269814-317D-0B48-B5D8-EC663E04A1FE, name="KERN-C"
/dev/sda7 : start= 66, size= 1,
type=3CB8E202-3B7E-47DD-8A3C-7FF2A13CFCEC,
uuid=F7990EB7-C113-2944-8CD2-B6F61D993D96, name="ROOT-C"
/dev/sda8 : start= 69632, size= 32768,
type=0FC63DAF-8483-4772-8E79-3D69D8477DE4,
uuid=13372637-6B9C-7543-B5DF-CE97AFC01F1A, name="OEM"
/dev/sda9 : start= 67, size= 1,
type=2E0A753D-9E48-43B0-8337-B15192CB1B5E,
uuid=A14CB4A1-0A05-2B46-8548-7908252A83DE, name="reserved"
/dev/sda10 : start= 68, size= 1,
type=2E0A753D-9E48-43B0-8337-B15192CB1B5E,
uuid=AD34FDF0-8416-2842-9BB0-3CB356BB1862, name="reserved"
/dev/sda11 : start= 64, size= 1,
type=CAB6E88E-ABF3-4102-A07A-D4BB9BE3C1D3,
uuid=78FAFCA1-7159-6643-91CA-F446E168528F, name="RWFW"
/dev/sda12 : start= 102400, size= 131072,
type=C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B,
uuid=81709525-0560-5844-87D1-D092B7EC65FB, name="EFI-SYSTEM",
attrs="LegacyBIOSBootable"
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Message #8 received at 54751 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
On Wed, Apr 06, 2022 at 02:20:56PM +0800, Steven Shiau wrote:
> So my questions: (1) Is there any option we can use to ignore the
> error/warning in the script mode? (2) What is the issue about the
> partition layout of ChromeOS? Thank you very much.
No, having overlapping partitions is an error, and script mode tries
pretty hard to make sure you can't accidentally destroy your data.
Please include the output from
parted /dev/sda unit s print
so we can see what parted thinks the sector locations and lengths are.
Brian
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Message #11 received at 54751 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
On 4/7/22 00:27, Brian C. Lane wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 06, 2022 at 02:20:56PM +0800, Steven Shiau wrote:
>
>> So my questions: (1) Is there any option we can use to ignore the
>> error/warning in the script mode? (2) What is the issue about the
>> partition layout of ChromeOS? Thank you very much.
> No, having overlapping partitions is an error, and script mode tries
> pretty hard to make sure you can't accidentally destroy your data.
>
> Please include the output from
>
> parted /dev/sda unit s print
>
> so we can see what parted thinks the sector locations and lengths are.
>
> Brian
>
Thank you very much for answering this. Here you are:
root <at> debian:~# parted /dev/sda unit s print
Error: Can't have overlapping partitions.
Ignore/Cancel? I
Model: VMware Virtual Storage (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 25165824s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags: pmbr_boot
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
11 64s 64s 1s RWFW
6 65s 65s 1s KERN-C chromeos_kernel
7 66s 66s 1s ROOT-C
9 67s 67s 1s reserved
10 68s 68s 1s reserved
2 69s 32836s 32768s KERN-A chromeos_kernel
4 32837s 65604s 32768s KERN-B chromeos_kernel
8 69632s 102399s 32768s ext4 OEM
12 102400s 233471s 131072s fat16 EFI-SYSTEM boot, legacy_boot, esp
5 233472s 237567s 4096s ROOT-B
3 237568s 5152767s 4915200s ext2 ROOT-A
1 5152768s 13553792s 8401025s ext4 STATE
Steven
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Message #14 received at 54751 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
On Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 06:19:02AM +0800, Steven Shiau wrote:
>
> On 4/7/22 00:27, Brian C. Lane wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 06, 2022 at 02:20:56PM +0800, Steven Shiau wrote:
> >
> >> So my questions: (1) Is there any option we can use to ignore the
> >> error/warning in the script mode? (2) What is the issue about the
> >> partition layout of ChromeOS? Thank you very much.
> > No, having overlapping partitions is an error, and script mode tries
> > pretty hard to make sure you can't accidentally destroy your data.
> >
> > Please include the output from
> >
> > parted /dev/sda unit s print
> >
> > so we can see what parted thinks the sector locations and lengths are.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> Thank you very much for answering this. Here you are:
> root <at> debian:~# parted /dev/sda unit s print
> Error: Can't have overlapping partitions.
> Ignore/Cancel? I
> Model: VMware Virtual Storage (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sda: 25165824s
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: gpt
> Disk Flags: pmbr_boot
>
> Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
> 11 64s 64s 1s RWFW
> 6 65s 65s 1s KERN-C chromeos_kernel
> 7 66s 66s 1s ROOT-C
> 9 67s 67s 1s reserved
> 10 68s 68s 1s reserved
> 2 69s 32836s 32768s KERN-A chromeos_kernel
> 4 32837s 65604s 32768s KERN-B chromeos_kernel
> 8 69632s 102399s 32768s ext4 OEM
> 12 102400s 233471s 131072s fat16 EFI-SYSTEM boot, legacy_boot, esp
> 5 233472s 237567s 4096s ROOT-B
> 3 237568s 5152767s 4915200s ext2 ROOT-A
> 1 5152768s 13553792s 8401025s ext4 STATE
It looks like parted doesn't like 1 sector partitions that aren't in
order. I can reproduce this by making them at 64s, 66s, then 65s. But if
I make 64s, 65s, 66s it is happy with it, even when printing it later.
I'll look into it more when I have a chance, but I think this is a
corner case that has been there quite a while so it won't make it into
the pending 3.5 release.
Thanks,
Brian
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Message #17 received at 54751 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
On 4/7/2022 7:03 AM, Brian C. Lane wrote:
> It looks like parted doesn't like 1 sector partitions that aren't in
> order. I can reproduce this by making them at 64s, 66s, then 65s. But if
> I make 64s, 65s, 66s it is happy with it, even when printing it later.
>
> I'll look into it more when I have a chance, but I think this is a
> corner case that has been there quite a while so it won't make it into
> the pending 3.5 release.
Thanks, Brian.
I believe quite a few people want to reuse their old computers, and hence
ChromeOS Flex is one of the good choices for them. We, from Clonezilla project [1],
are trying to make people do the massive deployment easier. That's why this issue was raised [2].
Appreciate.
1. https://clonezilla.org
2. https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/discussion/Clonezilla_live/thread/688ce74fb1
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Message #20 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Hello developers,
Replying to thread
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-parted/2022-04/msg00001.html
It seems like there's already a patch for this issue:
https://www.mail-archive.com/parted-devel <at> alioth-lists.debian.net/msg00196.html
Is there anything left to work on to fix this? Apart from Clonezilla
problems, this bug results in inability to see the partition layout of
disks with ChromeOS installed in anaconda and ubiquity installers and
prevents edits in GNOME Disks. Judging from the positive responses to
the patch, it seems it just slipped through the cracks. I hope it's
still the right solution.
Ignacy Kuchciński
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Hello developers,
Replying to thread
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-parted/2022-04/msg00001.html
It seems like there's already a patch for this issue:
https://www.mail-archive.com/parted-devel <at> alioth-lists.debian.net/msg00196.html
Is there anything left to work on to fix this? Apart from Clonezilla
problems, this bug results in inability to see the partition layout of
disks with ChromeOS installed in anaconda and ubiquity installers and
prevents edits in GNOME Disks. Judging from the positive responses to
the patch, it seems it just slipped through the cracks. I hope it's
still the right solution.
Ignacy Kuchcinski
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Message #26 received at 54751 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 12:43:32AM +0100, Ignacy Kuchciński wrote:
> Hello developers,
>
> Replying to thread
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-parted/2022-04/msg00001.html
> It seems like there's already a patch for this issue:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/parted-devel <at> alioth-lists.debian.net/msg00196.html
>
> Is there anything left to work on to fix this? Apart from Clonezilla
> problems, this bug results in inability to see the partition layout of
> disks with ChromeOS installed in anaconda and ubiquity installers and
> prevents edits in GNOME Disks. Judging from the positive responses to
> the patch, it seems it just slipped through the cracks. I hope it's
> still the right solution.
I have it on my list of things for the new year, but I'd like to get
more feedback on it. It looks simple enough, but you know how that can
go... :)
Thanks,
Brian
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