From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 11 19:40:16 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78D0516A4A0 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:40:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [69.147.83.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 370F113C45B for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:40:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id l0BJeGGv019210 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:40:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id l0BJeGaO019208; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:40:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:40:16 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200701111940.l0BJeGaO019208@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Jo Rhett Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F66716A407 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:37:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [69.147.83.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30F0313C448 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:37:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l0BJbeM7048538 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:37:40 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id l0BJbeMq048537; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:37:40 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200701111937.l0BJbeMq048537@www.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:37:40 GMT From: Jo Rhett To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.0 Cc: Subject: misc/107830: Change Units (Z) in fdisk doesn't work when fdisk doesn't like the disk geometry X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:40:16 -0000 >Number: 107830 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Change Units (Z) in fdisk doesn't work when fdisk doesn't like the disk geometry >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Jan 11 19:40:15 GMT 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jo Rhett >Release: 6.0-RELEASE >Organization: Silicon Valley Colocation >Environment: FreeBSD arran 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #4 >Description: Fdisk complains about the geometry of the disk (which is actually correct at 2.4GB). But if you try to change the size unit displayed, it complains and fails to change the size units displayed. >How-To-Repeat: Start sysinstall, go to Configure -> Fdisk Hit Z so that you can see sizes in different units. It complains about disk geometry and then returns you back to the screen *WITHOUT* changing the size unit displayed. >Fix: The size unit display should probably continue to change, regardless of what fdisk thinks about the geometry. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: