I have a HP ProBook 470 G2, 750GB disk. Formatted by manufacturer, then
repartioned by gparted 3.2 on Fedora 20 x86_64. The original windows
partitions have been resized and moved to make way for a Fedora 22 (TC4)
install.
During start of the Fedora installer (Anaconda), a backtrace occurs in
libparted.
I've created a live USB stick and booted that, which succeeds on the
machine.
Trying many parted commands fails with the same error. The information
from command just generates the same backtrace:
---
Backtrace has 19 calls on stack:
19: /lib64/libparted.so.2(ped_assert+0x44) [0x7f8a48fda2f4]
18: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x20506) [0x7f8a48fed506]
17: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x11d5a) [0x7f8a48fded5a]
16: /lib64/libparted.so.2(ped_disk_add_partition+0x263) [0x7f8a48fdf653]
15: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fde5) [0x7f8a48fecde5]
14: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
13: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
12: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
11: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
10: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
9: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
8: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe1f) [0x7f8a48fece1f]
7: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x20dd5) [0x7f8a48feddd5]
6: /lib64/libparted.so.2(ped_disk_new+0x49) [0x7f8a48fdf279]
5: parted() [0x407719]
4: parted(interactive_mode+0xff) [0x40c9ef]
3: parted(main+0x119f) [0x405f1f]
2: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0) [0x7f8a487b9790]
1: parted() [0x405f77]
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I can post the MBR data somewhere if that is useful. (tell me what you
need).
Dave.
[root@localhost liveuser]# parted
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sda
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Backtrace has 19 calls on stack:
19: /lib64/libparted.so.2(ped_assert+0x44) [0x7f8a48fda2f4]
18: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x20506) [0x7f8a48fed506]
17: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x11d5a) [0x7f8a48fded5a]
16: /lib64/libparted.so.2(ped_disk_add_partition+0x263) [0x7f8a48fdf653]
15: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fde5) [0x7f8a48fecde5]
14: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
13: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
12: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
11: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
10: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
9: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f8a48fece80]
8: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe1f) [0x7f8a48fece1f]
7: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x20dd5) [0x7f8a48feddd5]
6: /lib64/libparted.so.2(ped_disk_new+0x49) [0x7f8a48fdf279]
5: parted() [0x407719]
4: parted(interactive_mode+0xff) [0x40c9ef]
3: parted(main+0x119f) [0x405f1f]
2: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0) [0x7f8a487b9790]
1: parted() [0x405f77]
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:
Check whether the bug has already been fixed by checking
the last version of GNU Parted that you can find at:
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parted/
Please check this version prior to bug reporting.
If this has not been fixed yet or if you don't know how to check,
please visit the GNU Parted website:
http://www.gnu.org/software/parted
for further information.
Your report should contain the version of this release (3.2)
along with the error message below, the output of
parted DEVICE unit co print unit s print
and the following history of commands you entered.
Also include any additional information about your setup you
consider important.
Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at dos.c:2305 in function
add_logical_part_metadata() failed.
Aborted (core dumped)
[root@localhost liveuser]# parted /dev/sdb
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sdb
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Model: USB Flash Disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 4010MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 2005MB 2005MB primary fat16 boot
(parted) print devices
/dev/sdb (4010MB)
/dev/sda (750GB)
(parted) print free
Model: USB Flash Disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 4010MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 2005MB 2005MB primary fat16 boot
2005MB 4010MB 2005MB Free Space
(parted) print list
Model: USB Flash Disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 4010MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 2005MB 2005MB primary fat16 boot
Backtrace has 20 calls on stack:
20: /lib64/libparted.so.2(ped_assert+0x44) [0x7f4cad7ea2f4]
19: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x20506) [0x7f4cad7fd506]
18: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x11d5a) [0x7f4cad7eed5a]
17: /lib64/libparted.so.2(ped_disk_add_partition+0x263) [0x7f4cad7ef653]
16: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fde5) [0x7f4cad7fcde5]
15: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f4cad7fce80]
14: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f4cad7fce80]
13: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f4cad7fce80]
12: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f4cad7fce80]
11: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f4cad7fce80]
10: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe80) [0x7f4cad7fce80]
9: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x1fe1f) [0x7f4cad7fce1f]
8: /lib64/libparted.so.2(+0x20dd5) [0x7f4cad7fddd5]
7: /lib64/libparted.so.2(ped_disk_new+0x49) [0x7f4cad7ef279]
6: parted() [0x407719]
5: parted() [0x40697f]
4: parted() [0x4070b7]
3: parted(interactive_mode+0xff) [0x40c9ef]
2: parted(main+0x119f) [0x405f1f]
1: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0) [0x7f4cacfc9790]
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:
Check whether the bug has already been fixed by checking
the last version of GNU Parted that you can find at:
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parted/
Please check this version prior to bug reporting.
If this has not been fixed yet or if you don't know how to check,
please visit the GNU Parted website:
http://www.gnu.org/software/parted
for further information.
Your report should contain the version of this release (3.2)
along with the error message below, the output of
parted DEVICE unit co print unit s print
and the following history of commands you entered.
Also include any additional information about your setup you
consider important.
Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at dos.c:2305 in function
add_logical_part_metadata() failed.
Aborted (core dumped)
---- trying with fdisk:
[root@localhost liveuser]# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 698.7 GiB, 750156374016 bytes, 1465149168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x25eceef1
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 * 2048 2101247 2099200 1G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 2101248 237621247 235520000 112.3G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 237621248 442419199 204797952 97.7G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda4 442421248 1465147391 1022726144 487.7G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 442423296 444518399 2095104 1023M 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 444520448 530536447 86016000 41G 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 530538496 608362495 77824000 37.1G 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 608364544 948332543 339968000 162.1G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda9 948334592 1077358591 129024000 61.5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda10 1077360640 1462691839 385331200 183.8G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda11 1462691840 1465147391 2455552 1.2G b W95 FAT32
Disk /dev/sdb: 3.8 GiB, 4009754624 bytes, 7831552 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 * 32 3915775 3915744 1.9G 6 FAT16
Disk /dev/loop0: 12 KiB, 12288 bytes, 24 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/loop1: 1.8 MiB, 1875968 bytes, 3664 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/loop2: 1.3 GiB, 1350864896 bytes, 2638408 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/loop3: 6 GiB, 6442450944 bytes, 12582912 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/loop4: 512 MiB, 536870912 bytes, 1048576 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/mapper/live-rw: 6 GiB, 6442450944 bytes, 12582912 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/mapper/live-base: 6 GiB, 6442450944 bytes, 12582912 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/mapper/live-osimg-min: 6 GiB, 6442450944 bytes, 12582912 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
