> > Same answer, unfortunately. > > > > root@fw1dv:~# parted -s /dev/sdb mklabel msdos; sleep 10;parted -s /dev/sdb > > mkpart primary "" 32256B 134249471B; sleep 10;parted -s /dev/sdb mkpart > > extended "" 134249472B 60022480895B; sleep 10; parted -s /dev/sdb mkpart > > logical "" 134249984B 2281724927B > > Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best > > performance. > > Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best > > performance. > > Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best > > performance. > > Error: Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition > > /dev/sdb5 -- Device or resource busy. This means Linux won't know about > > any changes you made to /dev/sdb5 until you reboot -- so you shouldn't > > mount it or use it in any way before rebooting. > > Error: Failed to add partition 5 (Device or resource busy) > > > [...] > > Ok, let's go for something weird: > > Try > > parted -s /dev/sdb mkpart logical "" 144249984B 2281724927B > > instead of the last parted command (that's just a higher start byte). Would > that > work? If it does, could you find out which bytes work and which don't (you'll > have to remove the partition again or just redo the same sequence of commands > several times, the sleep can probably be dropped). >
I'd guess that parted -s /dev/sdb mkpart logical "" 134250496B 2281724927B will work. It's getting late so I might say really stupid things, but I'd grateful if you could at least give those a try. Best, Michael
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