Assertion (cyl_size <= 255 * 63) at disk_dos.c:546 in function probe_partition_for_geom() failed.

[Ylia K]

# /usr/local/sbin/parted
GNU Parted 1.6.19
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This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License.

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Using /dev/hda
(parted) p
You found a bug in GNU Parted.  Please email a bug report to address@hidden 
containing the version (1.6.19), and the following message:

Assertion (cyl_size <= 255 * 63) at disk_dos.c:546 in function 
probe_partition_for_geom() failed.
Ignore/Cancel? C
You found a bug in GNU Parted.  Please email a bug report to address@hidden 
containing the version (1.6.19), and the following message:

Assertion (cyl_size <= 255 * 63) at disk_dos.c:546 in function 
probe_partition_for_geom() failed.
Ignore/Cancel? C
Disk geometry for /dev/hda: 0.000-6187.719 megabytes
Disk label type: msdos
Minor    Start       End     Type      Filesystem  Flags
1          0.031   6187.719  primary   fat32       boot, lba
(parted)        

# /sbin/fdisk /dev/hda -l

Disk /dev/hda: 6488 MB, 6488294400 bytes
15 heads, 63 sectors/track, 13410 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 945 * 512 = 483840 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *         1     13410   6336193+   c  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)

# /sbin/fdisk /dev/hda

The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 13410.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
   (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/hda: 6488 MB, 6488294400 bytes
15 heads, 63 sectors/track, 13410 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 945 * 512 = 483840 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *         1     13410   6336193+   c  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)

Command (m for help): x

Expert command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/hda: 15 heads, 63 sectors, 13410 cylinders

Nr AF  Hd Sec  Cyl  Hd Sec  Cyl    Start     Size ID
 1 80   1   1    0  14  63   97       63 12672387 0c
 2 00   0   0    0   0   0    0        0        0 00
 3 00   0   0    0   0   0    0        0        0 00
 4 00   0   0    0   0   0    0        0        0 00

Expert command (m for help):                                                    
                                

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Best Regards, Ilya Korniyko
http://docs.linux.org.ua - Ukrainian *nix Documentation Project

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