fdisk gives "Unsupported suffix" error on +cylinders
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| util-linux (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: util-linux
fdisk gives an "Unsupported suffix" error when the +cylinders syntax is used to create a partition:
Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Selected partition 4
First cylinder (99-130, default 99):
Using default value 99
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (99-130, default 130): +10
Unsupported suffix: ''.
Supported: 10^N: KB (KiloByte), MB (MegaByte), GB (GigaByte)
2^N: K (KibiByte), M (MebiByte), G (GibiByte)
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (99-130, default 130): ^C
Expected results: a partition is created, ending 10 cylinders later (109.)
Versions:
# fdisk -v
fdisk (util-linux-ng 2.14)
#lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10
# apt-cache policy util-linux
util-linux:
Installed: 2.14-1ubuntu2
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| Florian Diesch (diesch) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in util-linux: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
I can reproduce this bug in Ubuntu 8.10 so I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let the developers handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better! :-)