[Bug 48229] Re: Partition table destroyed when resizing NTFS

[Rolf Leggewie]

** Changed in: gparted (Ubuntu Dapper)
       Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix

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Title:
  Partition table destroyed when resizing NTFS

Status in Gnome Partition Editor:
  Expired
Status in “gparted” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gparted” source package in Dapper:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gparted

  Hardware: Toshiba M30 Laptop

  Please describe the problem:
  When installing ubuntu dapper, I used the gparted 0.1 to try to resize my partitions as the default setup for the laptop from the restore CD.

  After resizing the 80g NTFS partition into 40gig NTFS + 38gig EXT3 +
  2gig swap, the partition table showed as corrupted with one 80gig
  partition in black, and two 0 size partitions also marked in black.

  This only appears to be a resize issue, creating partitions apperars
  to work fine.

  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Backup all data (you'll lose it)
  2. Reinstall XP from restore CD
  3. After configured, start installing ubuntu or similar
  4. Run gparted, try to resize drives.
  5. I hope you backed up

  Actual results:
  Partition table is corrupted, laptop won't boot. All data lost (tho manual recovery may be possible) ... and the terrorists win.

  Expected results:
  NTFS partition to be resized and the other partitions created correctly.

  Does this happen every time?
  Yes, although wiping the partitions and starting over with a blank partition table seems to work ok.

  Other information:
  Due to everyone else having no problems, I'd figure this is a hardware/bios specific issue, but due to the nature of it (and the fact that I lost everything on my laptop, which was backed-up as reminded to by jdub) it is incredibly important that this model laptop be excluded from using the tool to resize ntfs partitions until resolved!

  Filed dupe on gnome bugzilla:
  http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343757

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