bug#38783: GPT case that parted can't handle

2020-01-07 Thread Ulf Zibis
Hi, what you mean by "cloning"? Hardcopy of the first 63 GB by help of e.g. dd tool or using parted to copy the 63 GB partition? Did you try to use the tool testdisk to repair the situation? Hope this helps, Ulf On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 10:18:40PM +, Jason Mancini wrote: Install Windows t

bug#38783: GPT case that parted can't handle

2020-01-06 Thread Jason Mancini
> It's certainly possible. But some things to consider: > > * In commit 7f753b1b0505b Jim mentions that the spec calls this >situation an invalid GPT partition. But I'm not sure I agree after >reading over section 5.3.2 a few times. > > * If parted does create a new backup table it need

bug#38783: GPT case that parted can't handle

2020-01-06 Thread Brian C. Lane
On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 10:18:40PM +, Jason Mancini wrote: > Install Windows to a 1TB drive but only partition the first 63GB. Most of > the disk is empty. > > Clone the first 63GB to a 512GB drive. This misses the trailing GPT table. > Windows will boot and run fine. Windows Disk Manage

bug#38783: GPT case that parted can't handle

2019-12-28 Thread Nio Wiklund
Den 2019-12-28 kl. 23:18, skrev Jason Mancini: Install Windows to a 1TB drive but only partition the first 63GB.  Most of the disk is empty. Clone the first 63GB to a 512GB drive.  This misses the trailing GPT table.  Windows will boot and run fine.  Windows Disk Management is happy. But no

bug#38783: GPT case that parted can't handle

2019-12-28 Thread Jason Mancini
Install Windows to a 1TB drive but only partition the first 63GB. Most of the disk is empty. Clone the first 63GB to a 512GB drive. This misses the trailing GPT table. Windows will boot and run fine. Windows Disk Management is happy. But no Linux partitioning tool will touch this disk, or s