2011/9/10 yudi v <yudi....@gmail.com>: > d-i uses parted (partman). >> >> I know the first release of Squeeze failed to properly align 4K sectors >> with partitions - but using the udeb from Wheezy fixed that for me - it >> could be fixed in a previous point release, and, it could be just a DOS >> partition table issue (what I used in that instance). I could have manually >> aligned partitions but I'm lazy. >> >> NOTE: neither fdisk or parted is the cause of your original problem... > > This is what I thought. I suspect it's got something to do with the kernel. > I am just using the default Sqeeze kernel 2.6.32-5-686. > >> >> http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0699.html is when more support >> began upstream. >> >> Sector size is a separate issue, hence your error message:- >> >> [quote] >> Warning: The driver descriptor says the physical block size is 512 bytes, >> but Linux says it is 2048 bytes. >> [/quote] >> >> Which seems to indicate a problem with the driver - and the kernel. >> >> Check that your kernel supports larger sectors - see further in this post >> - if it does, file a bug report on the driver. >> >> Also see http://lwn.net/Articles/377895/ for an overview of the problems. >> NOTE: most Debian kernels do support the larger sectors, but you can check >> with:- >> cat /sys/block/<drive_eg_sda>/queue/physical_block_size > > Here's the output > > /sys/block$ cat sda/queue/physical_block_size > 4096 > /sys/block$ cat dm-0/queue//physical_block_size > 4096 > /sys/block$ cat dm-1/queue//physical_block_size > 4096 > /sys/block$ cat dm-2/queue//physical_block_size > 4096 > $:/sys/block$ cat dm-3/queue//physical_block_size > 4096 > /sys/block$ cat dm-4/queue//physical_block_size > 4096 > /sys/block$ cat sr1/queue//physical_block_size > 2048 > /sys/block$ cat sr0/queue//physical_block_size > 512 > > >>> >>> Isn't� EFI/UEFI needed to use GPT? >> >> No. It's part of Intel's EFI specs, which I presume is where that >> conclusion comes from (EFI is *not* needed to support GPD). >> > If I wipe this disk, I will definitely use GPT. I also have win 7 on the > disk, wiki says 64bit win7 can be booted from GPT disk. > >> >> Cheers >>
> Last time it did the same and after wiping the drive, it passed without any > issue. I believe this is what is going to happen again. Also, if it's > reporting bad sectors from Windows7, I don't think it's a Linux specific > issue. Correct me if I am wrong. > -- > Kind regards, > Yudi I think that, it is a problem with Squeeze fdisk+GPT; please try cfdisk, it seems updated. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAFxkjqkJ7mvmouOSODj9fTwgpipgA6+yiRqUJwW_mBGdxi5=_...@mail.gmail.com
