Partition table destroyed when resizing NTFS
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GParted |
Expired
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Critical
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gparted (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Critical
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Unassigned | ||
Dapper |
Won't Fix
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Critical
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gparted
Hardware: Toshiba M30 Laptop
Please describe the problem:
When installing ubuntu dapper, I used the gparted 0.1 to try to resize my partitions as the default setup for the laptop from the restore CD.
After resizing the 80g NTFS partition into 40gig NTFS + 38gig EXT3 + 2gig swap, the partition table showed as corrupted with one 80gig partition in black, and two 0 size partitions also marked in black.
This only appears to be a resize issue, creating partitions apperars to work fine.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Backup all data (you'll lose it)
2. Reinstall XP from restore CD
3. After configured, start installing ubuntu or similar
4. Run gparted, try to resize drives.
5. I hope you backed up
Actual results:
Partition table is corrupted, laptop won't boot. All data lost (tho manual recovery may be possible) ... and the terrorists win.
Expected results:
NTFS partition to be resized and the other partitions created correctly.
Does this happen every time?
Yes, although wiping the partitions and starting over with a blank partition table seems to work ok.
Other information:
Due to everyone else having no problems, I'd figure this is a hardware/bios specific issue, but due to the nature of it (and the fact that I lost everything on my laptop, which was backed-up as reminded to by jdub) it is incredibly important that this model laptop be excluded from using the tool to resize ntfs partitions until resolved!
Filed dupe on gnome bugzilla: http://
Changed in gparted: | |
assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
Changed in gparted: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in gparted: | |
assignee: | desktop-bugs → nobody |
Changed in gparted: | |
importance: | Unknown → Critical |
status: | Invalid → Expired |
Changed in gparted (Ubuntu Dapper): | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
It seems that 0.1 is dodgey when resizing partitions, particularly NTFS. See gnome bug for more info.
Dapper should be using 0.2!