This allows the creation of a new label if the disk already has an existing
SGI disklabel without working around this problem such as creating a DOS
disklabel or overwriting with zero the partition table (problem reported in
'Gentoo Linux/MIPS Handbook').
Signed-off-by: Francesco Cosoleto <cosoleto@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fdisk/fdisk.c | 11 +++--------
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fdisk/fdisk.c b/fdisk/fdisk.c
index 934d458..9ca3f2b 100644
--- a/fdisk/fdisk.c
+++ b/fdisk/fdisk.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static const struct menulist_descr menulist[] = {
{'e', N_("list extended partitions"), {0, DOS_LABEL}},
{'e', N_("edit drive data"), {OSF_LABEL, 0}},
{'f', N_("fix partition order"), {0, DOS_LABEL}},
- {'g', N_("create an IRIX (SGI) partition table"), {0, DOS_LABEL | SGI_LABEL}},
+ {'g', N_("create an IRIX (SGI) partition table"), {0, ANY_LABEL}},
{'h', N_("change number of heads"), {0, DOS_LABEL | SUN_LABEL}},
{'i', N_("change interleave factor"), {0, SUN_LABEL}},
{'i', N_("change the disk identifier"), {0, DOS_LABEL}},
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static const struct menulist_descr menulist[] = {
{'v', N_("verify the partition table"), {DOS_LABEL | SUN_LABEL | SGI_LABEL, DOS_LABEL | SUN_LABEL | SGI_LABEL}},
{'w', N_("write table to disk and exit"), {DOS_LABEL | SUN_LABEL | SGI_LABEL, DOS_LABEL | SUN_LABEL | SGI_LABEL}},
{'w', N_("write disklabel to disk"), {OSF_LABEL, 0}},
- {'x', N_("extra functionality (experts only)"), {DOS_LABEL | SUN_LABEL, 0}},
+ {'x', N_("extra functionality (experts only)"), {DOS_LABEL | SUN_LABEL | SGI_LABEL, 0}},
#if !defined (__alpha__)
{'x', N_("link BSD partition to non-BSD partition"), {OSF_LABEL, 0}},
#endif
@@ -2985,12 +2985,7 @@ static void command_prompt(void)
write_table(); /* does not return */
break;
case 'x':
- if (disklabel == SGI_LABEL) {
- fprintf(stderr,
- _("\n\tSorry, no experts menu for SGI "
- "partition tables available.\n\n"));
- } else
- expert_command_prompt();
+ expert_command_prompt();
break;
default:
unknown_command(c);
--
1.7.3.4
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