Public bug reported: Binary package hint: partman-ext3
When loopfiles are used, mkfs has to target the file and not the containing device. Preliminary patch is provided. Similar patches should also be applied to other commit.d/*format_* scripts. loopfile=$(losetup $device 2>/dev/null|cut -f 3 -d ' ') loopfile=${loopfile#\(} loopfile=${loopfile%\)} if [ -n "$loopfile" ]; then if log-output -t partman --pass-stdout mkfs.ext3 -F "$loopfile" >/dev/null; then sync status=OK else status=failed fi else #run mkfs as usual fi ** Affects: wubi Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: partman-ext3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: wubi ** Description changed: Binary package hint: partman-ext3 When loopfiles are used, mkfs has to target the file and not the - containing device. + containing device. Preliminary patch is provided. Similar patches should + also be applied to other commit.d/*format_* scripts. loopfile=$(losetup $device 2>/dev/null|cut -f 3 -d ' ') loopfile=${loopfile#\(} loopfile=${loopfile%\)} if [ -n "$loopfile" ]; then if log-output -t partman --pass-stdout mkfs.ext3 -F "$loopfile" >/dev/null; then sync status=OK else status=failed fi else #run mkfs as usual fi ** Tags added: wubi -- When loopfiles are used mkfs has to target the file and not the containing device https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177868 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs