version (1.6.15): Assertion (heads < 256) at disk_dos.c:486 in function probe_partition_for_geom() failed.

[Stelios Mavromichalis]

parted /dev/sda:
GNU Parted 1.6.15
Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public 
License.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU 
General Public License for more details.

Using /dev/sda
(parted) p 

You found a bug in GNU Parted.  Please email a bug report to 
address@hidden containing the version (1.6.15), and the 
following message:

Assertion (heads < 256) at disk_dos.c:486 in function 
probe_partition_for_geom() failed.
Ignore/Cancel?

OS:
suse 9.2 pro

uname -a:
Linux harpy 2.6.8-24.14-default #1 Tue Mar 29 09:27:43 UTC 2005 
i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

dmesg (last lines):
usb 4-3: new high speed USB device using address 3
usb 4-3: Product: Storage Device
usb 4-3: Manufacturer: USB
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
  Vendor: USB       Model: Storage Device    Rev: 2.00
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
SCSI device sda: 39062768 512-byte hdwr sectors (20000 MB)
sda: Write Protect is off
sda: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
sda: assuming drive cache: write through
SCSI device sda: 39062768 512-byte hdwr sectors (20000 MB)
sda: Write Protect is off
sda: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
sda: assuming drive cache: write through
 sda: sda1
Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0,  type 0
USB Mass Storage device found at 3
usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered.

cat /proc/bus/usb/devices (the xpen 20gb):
T:  Bus=04 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=02 Cnt=01 Dev#=  3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=0ea0 ProdID=2118 Rev= 2.00
S:  Manufacturer=USB
S:  Product=Storage Device
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=500mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 
Driver=usb-storage
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   2 Ivl=125us

anything else you need let me know....

/mstelios

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