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On 05/21/2013 07:04 PM, Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi wrote:
> Hello
>
>
> The reorder cmd (x->f) does not work propertly. A fdisk session example
> for better description is attached.
>
> See how the last partion "coco9" that should be "coco6" after re-order,
> keeps with the same name, but with start-sector and end-sector with
> incorrect values and outside the upper limit of the extended "coco4" and
> the disk "coco" itself.
>
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux exequiel 3.8.13-64 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 17 18:52:27 ART 2013
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
> $ cat pepe
> # partition table of /dev/sda
> unit: sectors
>
> /dev/sda1 : start= 2048, size= 131072, Id=83, bootable
> /dev/sda2 : start= 133120, size= 41943040, Id=83
> /dev/sda3 : start= 42076160, size= 41943040, Id=83
> /dev/sda4 : start= 84019200, size=3823009968, Id= 5
> /dev/sda5 : start= 84021248, size= 8388608, Id=82
> /dev/sda6 : start= 92411904, size= 8388608, Id=83
> /dev/sda7 : start=100802560, size= 8388608, Id=83
> /dev/sda8 : start=109193216, size= 8388608, Id=83
> /dev/sda9 : start=117583872, size= 8388608, Id=83
> /dev/sda10: start=125974528, size=1258291200, Id=83
> /dev/sda11: start=1384267776, size=2097152000, Id=83
> /dev/sda12: start=3481421824, size=425607344, Id=83
> $ truncate --size 2000398934016 coco
> $ sfdisk coco < pepe
> <...>
> $ fdisk coco
> Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.23).
>
> Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
> Be careful before using the write command.
>
>
> Command (m for help): p
>
> Disk coco: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes, 3907029168 sectors
> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> Disk label type: dos
> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> coco1 * 2048 133119 65536 83 Linux
> coco2 133120 42076159 20971520 83 Linux
> coco3 42076160 84019199 20971520 83 Linux
> coco4 84019200 3907029167 1911504984 5 Extended
> coco5 84021248 92409855 4194304 82 Linux swap / Solaris
> coco6 92411904 100800511 4194304 83 Linux
> coco7 100802560 109191167 4194304 83 Linux
> coco8 109193216 117581823 4194304 83 Linux
> coco9 117583872 125972479 4194304 83 Linux
> coco10 125974528 1384265727 629145600 83 Linux
> coco11 1384267776 3481419775 1048576000 83 Linux
> coco12 3481421824 3907029167 212803672 83 Linux
>
> Command (m for help): d
> Partition number (1-12, default 12): 9
> Partition 9 is deleted
>
> Command (m for help): d
> Partition number (1-11, default 11): 8
> Partition 8 is deleted
>
> Command (m for help): d
> Partition number (1-10, default 10): 7
> Partition 7 is deleted
>
> Command (m for help): d
> Partition number (1-9, default 9): 6
> Partition 6 is deleted
>
> Command (m for help): p
>
> <...>
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> coco1 * 2048 133119 65536 83 Linux
> coco2 133120 42076159 20971520 83 Linux
> coco3 42076160 84019199 20971520 83 Linux
> coco4 84019200 3907029167 1911504984 5 Extended
> coco5 84021248 92409855 4194304 82 Linux swap / Solaris
> coco6 125974528 1384265727 629145600 83 Linux
> coco7 1384267776 3481419775 1048576000 83 Linux
> coco8 3481421824 3907029167 212803672 83 Linux
>
> Command (m for help): n
> All primary partitions are in use
> Adding logical partition 9
> First sector (92411904-3907029167, default 92411904):
> Using default value 92411904
> Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (92411904-125972479, default
> 125972479):
> Using default value 125972479
> Partition 9 of type Linux and of size 16 GiB is set
>
> Command (m for help): p
>
> <...>
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> coco1 * 2048 133119 65536 83 Linux
> coco2 133120 42076159 20971520 83 Linux
> coco3 42076160 84019199 20971520 83 Linux
> coco4 84019200 3907029167 1911504984 5 Extended
> coco5 84021248 92409855 4194304 82 Linux swap / Solaris
> coco6 125974528 1384265727 629145600 83 Linux
> coco7 1384267776 3481419775 1048576000 83 Linux
> coco8 3481421824 3907029167 212803672 83 Linux
> coco9 92411904 125972479 16780288 83 Linux
>
> Partition table entries are not in disk order
>
> Command (m for help): x
>
> Expert command (m for help): f
> Done.
>
> Expert command (m for help): r
>
> Command (m for help): p
>
> <...>
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> coco1 * 2048 133119 65536 83 Linux
> coco2 133120 42076159 20971520 83 Linux
> coco3 42076160 84019199 20971520 83 Linux
> coco4 84019200 3907029167 1911504984 5 Extended
> coco5 84021248 92409855 4194304 82 Linux swap / Solaris
> coco6 125974528 1384265727 629145600 83 Linux
> coco7 1384267776 3481419775 1048576000 83 Linux
> coco8 3481421824 3907029167 212803672 83 Linux
> coco9 4387379200 4420939775 16780288 83 Linux
>
> Command (m for help): v
> Logical partition 9 not entirely in partition 4
> Remaining 12282 unallocated 512-byte sectors
>
>
>
>
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Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi
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