Reed: ad1. your partition table is OK, just the logical order of the partition is not the same as the physical order and the fdisk output is ordered by the logical layout.
ad2. The problem "attempt to access beyond end of device" can belong to this bug, please do what Kyle suggested: > If you're feeling brave, boot with "libata.ignore_hpa=1" to disable the host > protected > area (which should enable your whole disk). Please attach dmesg whether it > wasű > successful or not. -- pata driver in libata not mounting /home https://launchpad.net/bugs/82314 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs