Re: [Ltib] util-linux/cfdisk

[Stuart Hughes]

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!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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