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0000102

[BusyBox] Standards Compliance

minor

always

02-14-05 08:11

08-25-07 11:32

Reporter

pking

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public

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BusyBox

Priority

normal

Resolution

unable to reproduce

Status

closed

Product Version

1.00

Summary

0000102: problem with large fdisk partitions

Description

System: Familiar Linux 0.8.1 snapshot, running on an iPAQ 3955.

Running Busybox's fdisk on a 1GB SD card creates a valid partition table, but putting a filesystem > 256MB on any partition results in Busybox's fdisk being unable to read the partition table (tested for ext2, ext3, reiserfs). Likwise, if the card is formatted on a desktop with regular GNU fdisk, Busybox's fdisk can't read the partition table, which shows up fine in GNU fdisk. The upshot is that the partitions with filesystems can't be mounted via Busybox. Any partitions created that are < 256MB are automounted and work normally, although df -h gives incorrect information.

Additional Information

The desktop testing system uses a SanDisk ImageMate reader/writer, and runs Debian "sarge" release.

The exact size threshold may not be correct: I didn't try to pin down where the change occurs, but I had difficulties with partitions of 1GB, 750MB, and 640MB,
so it's possible the threshold is at 512MB.

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(0001008) vodz 01-26-06 02:15	Excuse me. I don`t know about help you :(

(0001216) bernhardf 04-03-06 07:59	Please provide detailed information about the exact layout you are using (verbose dumps with e.g. sfdisk or the like) and attach the MBR of the affected block-device. Also please provide an example how you created a filesystem.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
02-14-05 08:11	pking	New Issue
03-16-05 12:27	andersen	Assigned To	andersen => BusyBox
01-26-06 02:15	vodz	Note Added: 0001008
04-03-06 07:59	bernhardf	Note Added: 0001216
04-03-06 07:59	bernhardf	Status	assigned => feedback
08-25-07 11:32	vda	Status	feedback => closed
08-25-07 11:32	vda	Resolution	open => unable to reproduce