Re: issues

[Jim Meyering]

Jim Thomas wrote:
>>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Thomas <address@hidden> writes:
>
>  Jim> Except that it does not :<
>
>  Jim>     address@hidden:~/] # parted --script /dev/sdb mklabel gpt
>  Jim>     address@hidden:~/] # parted --script -- /dev/sdb mkpart gpt 0 -1s
>  Jim>     Error: You requested a partition from 0.00B to 7000GB.
>  Jim>     The closest location we can manage is 17.4kB to 7000GB.
>
> And even stranger:
>
>     address@hidden:~/] # parted --script -- /dev/sdb mkpart gpt 17kB -1s

You have the right idea.
Unfortunately, parted interprets 17kB as 170000 bytes.
To get what you want, I suggest 33s (aka 33 512-byte sectors).

    parted -s -- /dev/sdb mkpart part-name 33s -1s

It's best to use sector numbers as much as possible, for now.
I expect to teach parted about suffixes like KiB, MiB, etc. soon.

>     Error: You requested a partition from 16.9kB to 7000GB.
>     The closest location we can manage is 17.4kB to 7000GB.
>     address@hidden:~/] # parted --script -- /dev/sdb p
>     Model: AMCC 9650SE-8LP DISK (scsi)
>     Disk /dev/sdb: 7000GB
>     Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>     Partition Table: gpt
>
>     Number  Start  End  Size  File system  Name  Flags

In script mode, any error means the offending operation is not performed.