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-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/915079 Title: Extended Partition misaligned by 1024 bytes Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Machine: Make: Asus u46e-bal6 Processor: core i7 2.4 quad core Memory: 8 GB HDD: Western Digital WDC WD7500BPKT-80PK4T0 (advanced format) firmware version 01.01A10 lucid would not work, Natty would not work, Oeniric would not work, running Precise alpha: The following partitions were set up automatically by ubuntu: swap: 8.5 GB (8,494,514,176 bytes) extended: 8.5 GB (8,494,515,200 bytes) OS: 742 GB (741,658,853,376 bytes) i receive the following error message regarding extended partition: 'WARNING: The partition is misaligned by 1024 bytes. This may result in very poor performance. Repartitioning is suggested' NOTE: (i know this is obvious) but 515,200-514,176 = 1024 I have tried using GParted from boot disk as suggested with no success. I have tried the manual install method 'something else' from live CD which only recognizes /sda1 (os) and /sda5 (swap), /sda2 (extended) does not appear. Bug affects the following releases: lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch) Release: 12.04 also affects: lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 also affects: lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 I have attached screenshots from my disk utility: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/915079/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
