RE: [Ltib] util-linux/cfdisk

[Morrison, Tom]

GNU Parted 1.6.25.1

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stuart Hughes [mailto:address@hidden
>> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:25 AM
>> To: Morrison, Tom
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> Subject: Re: [Ltib] util-linux/cfdisk
>> 
>> Hi Tom,
>> 
>> Just in case I get a chance to package it, which version of parted did
>> you end up using?
>> 
>> Regards, Stuart
>> 
>> Morrison, Tom wrote:
>> > I have found out that even the latest/greatest LTIB packages
>> > (in latest BSP packages or from CVS) cfdisk / fdisk do NOT
>> > support >2TB. I had to port the debian parted tool as a
>> > separate package (there is NO spec file that I can create
>> > (easily) to incorporate into (my) LTIB build.
>> >
>> > Thank you again for your support Stuart...
>> >
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: Stuart Hughes [mailto:address@hidden
>> >>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 3:59 AM
>> >>> To: Morrison, Tom
>> >>> Cc: address@hidden
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Ltib] util-linux/cfdisk
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi Tom,
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm sure about this one, you'd need to check the util-linux changelog
>> >>> (or see if you can find some info on google/forums).
>> >>>
>> >>> The current LTIB CVS is using util-linux-2.13, which was taken from
>> >>> http://packages.debian.org/source/lenny/util-linux so I think it
>> should.
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm not sure if there are any other dependencies (such as in the
>> kernel
>> >>> etc) that you need to check.
>> >>>
>> >>> Regards, Stuart
>> >>>
>> >>> Morrison, Tom wrote:
>> >>>> I am wondering if newer versions of LTIB builds of util-linux-ng
>> utils
>> >>>> (e.g.: cfdisk) support more
>> >>>>
>> >>>> than 2TB operations. I have a older LTIB and have disks bigger than
>> 2TB
>> >>>> - and when trying
>> >>>>
>> >>>> to partition these disks using either cfdisk or fdisk - it has
>> errors
>> >>> in
>> >>>> writing configuration to disk!
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> **Tom Morrison**
>> >>>> Principal Software Engineer
>> >>>>
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>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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