Date: Sat, 06 May 2023 16:06:17 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 271281] gpart: wrong and useless error message "Invalid argument" when gpart fails due to internal bugs Message-ID: <bug-271281-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D271281 Bug ID: 271281 Summary: gpart: wrong and useless error message "Invalid argument" when gpart fails due to internal bugs Product: Base System Version: Unspecified Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: kern Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: sblachmann@gmail.com One longstanding hassle with setting up FreeBSD is gpart and its bugs. For example, gpart frequently fails to create partitions for unknown reason= s. It then always prints "Invalid argument" when the arguments are perfectly correct, and some bug makes it fail. It is highly annoying and embarassing to see that FreeBSD has deteriorated = that much that it is not even capable to set up partitions, and the need to have= a Linux live CD handy, just for setting up drives. Suggested solution: So, in case of failure in spite of valid arguments please have gpart print diagnostics information instead of "Invalid argument" and ask the user to f= ile a bug report against gpart. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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