GNU bug report logs - #54751
Parted 3.4 complains about the partition layout of ChromeOS: "Can't have overlapping partitions"

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Message #8 received at 54751 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl <at> redhat.com>
To: steven <at> nchc.org.tw
Cc: 54751 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54751: Parted 3.4 complains about the partition layout of
 ChromeOS: "Can't have overlapping partitions"
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022 09:27:41 -0700

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

-- 
Brian C. Lane (PST8PDT) - weldr.io - lorax - parted - pykickstart

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