[Bug 1067841] [NEW] funky resizing on lubuntu ppc quantal 20121017

[Walter Lapchynski]

Public bug reported:

trying to do the guided resize testcase, the first thing to check is
that the initial value given is 50%. so when i start out i read minimum
is 1.9 GB (1%) and max is 157.6 GB with the initial value being 79.8 GB
whereas 50% of 157.6 GB is 78.8 GB. after resizing, the partition table
reported the 79.8 GB value.

next thing to do is to check the minimum size. so i try 1% and i get an
error that it's smaller than minimum. i try typing just 1.9 and, again,
too small (does it assume KB?). then i try 1.9 GB and it works fine.
after resize, the partition table reported 1.9 GB.

so now i'm tasked to do a resize to the maximum and i can't. my only
option is to reuse the 1.9 GB partition. so i made a new partition out
of the free space and i was given min 512 MB (0%), max 157.1 GB and
again i get an initial value of 78.6 GB whereas 50% is 78.55 GB.
admittedly this time if you round up to the nearest tenth, then 78.55 →
78.6 so that makes sense but it doesn't apply to the above. this time it
did take the max value with no complaining. the partition table reported
157.1 GB after resize.

i didn't try 100% but i wonder if that would have actually worked.

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: iso-testing powerpc ppc quantal

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Title:
  funky resizing on lubuntu ppc quantal 20121017

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  trying to do the guided resize testcase, the first thing to check is
  that the initial value given is 50%. so when i start out i read
  minimum is 1.9 GB (1%) and max is 157.6 GB with the initial value
  being 79.8 GB whereas 50% of 157.6 GB is 78.8 GB. after resizing, the
  partition table reported the 79.8 GB value.

  next thing to do is to check the minimum size. so i try 1% and i get
  an error that it's smaller than minimum. i try typing just 1.9 and,
  again, too small (does it assume KB?). then i try 1.9 GB and it works
  fine. after resize, the partition table reported 1.9 GB.

  so now i'm tasked to do a resize to the maximum and i can't. my only
  option is to reuse the 1.9 GB partition. so i made a new partition out
  of the free space and i was given min 512 MB (0%), max 157.1 GB and
  again i get an initial value of 78.6 GB whereas 50% is 78.55 GB.
  admittedly this time if you round up to the nearest tenth, then 78.55
  → 78.6 so that makes sense but it doesn't apply to the above. this
  time it did take the max value with no complaining. the partition
  table reported 157.1 GB after resize.

  i didn't try 100% but i wonder if that would have actually worked.

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