[Parted-maintainers] Bug#456987: GNU Parted 1.8.8 fails on 5TB RAID partition "unrecognised disk label"

[Ken Bell]

Package: parted
Version: 1.8.8

This refers to the package "parted-1.8.8.tar" built under Fedora-8
(uname reports:  "Linux x.y.z 2.6.23.8-63.fc8 #1 SMP Wed Nov 21
17:56:40 EST 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux") running on an
IBM e326 dual-Opteron server connected to a Promise RAID with two
5TB arrays, one of which is shown below as /dev/sdc).

The same error is obtained using the versions of "parted" that
have been distributed with Fedora-8.

Here is an example of the error:

   # ./parted GNU Parted 1.8.8 Using /dev/sda Welcome to GNU Parted!
   Type 'help' to view a list of commands.  (parted) select /dev/sdc
   Using /dev/sdc (parted) print Error: /dev/sdc: unrecognised disk
   label (parted) version

   GNU Parted 1.8.8

   Copyright (C) 1998 - 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  This
   program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public
   License.

   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   GNU General Public License for more details.

   (parted) quit


FWIW, the "fdisk" command yields the following:

   # /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sdc Note: sector size is 2048 (not 512)

   Disk /dev/sdc: 4999.3 GB, 4999340359680 bytes 255 heads, 63
   sectors/track, 151950 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
   2048 = 32901120 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Disk /dev/sdc doesn't contain a valid partition table

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