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Roman_Gruber
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 Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:52 pm Post subject: gentoo ships buggy parted implementation [solved] |
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I try to create a backup medium and therefore I recreate a partiton table on a new SSD.
The thing is, regardless what i do, regardless on how often I follow the gentoo handbook, parted complains, partition is not aligned.
| Code: | | parted -a optimal /dev/sdc |
Should align the stuff
What I want:
| Code: | sgdisk -p /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 250069680 sectors, 119.2 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): ...
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 250069646
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 4029 sectors (2.0 MiB)
Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 2048 6143 2.0 MiB EF02 grub
2 6144 268287 128.0 MiB EF00 boot
3 268288 530431 128.0 MiB 8300 reserved_for_future...
4 530432 250067631 119.0 GiB 8300 root_filesystem
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The old SSD has 128GB, the new one has 120GB.
I would prefer nearly the same values of the parititon. partition 4 should be the new root volume and should be aligned. regardless i am unable to find a value where parted would say, partition aligned.
Partition 3 should be 128MB or so for emergency junks when i need that. can be a bit bigger.
partition 4 should be proper aligned on that 120gb ssd.
Please give me some sort of advise, because parted only complains ...
I will try to read a bit the web on how to solve that.
| Code: | parted -a optimal /dev/sdc
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sdc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 120GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 3146kB 2097kB ext4 primary bios_grub
2 3146kB 134MB 131MB ext2 primary
3 134MB 671MB 537MB primary
4 671MB 120GB 119GB primary
(parted) rm 3
(parted) rm 4
(parted) mkpart 1% -1
parted: invalid token: -1
File system type? [ext2]? ^C
Error: Expecting a file system type.
(parted) mkpart primary 1% -1
Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance.
Ignore/Cancel? |
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a try with gparted to create a partition, align to MIB. parted says not aligned, sigh
| Code: | parted -a optimal /dev/sdc
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sdc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 120GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 3146kB 2097kB ext4 primary bios_grub
2 3146kB 134MB 131MB ext2 primary
3 268MB 120GB 120GB lvm
(parted) align-check
alignment type(min/opt) [optimal]/minimal?
Partition number? 3
3 not aligned
(parted) quit |
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| Code: | gdisk /dev/sdc
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.1
Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present
Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Command (? for help): x
Expert command (? for help): d
Partitions will begin on 2048-sector boundaries.
Expert command (? for help): q
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Well here is the culprit, 2048 instead of the bigger 4096B value
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| Code: | blockdev --getbsz /dev/sdc4
4096
ASUS-G75VW roman # blockdev --getalignoff /dev/sdc4
0
ASUS-G75VW roman # parted /dev/sdc
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sdc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 120GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 3146kB 2097kB ext4 primary bios_grub
2 3146kB 134MB 131MB ext2 primary
3 134MB 268MB 134MB primary
4 268MB 120GB 120GB primary
(parted) quit
ASUS-G75VW roman #
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| Code: | parted /dev/sdc
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sdc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) h
align-check TYPE N check partition N for TYPE(min|opt) alignment
help [COMMAND] print general help, or help on COMMAND
mklabel,mktable LABEL-TYPE create a new disklabel (partition table)
mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
name NUMBER NAME name partition NUMBER as NAME
print [devices|free|list,all|NUMBER] display the partition table, available devices, free space, all found partitions, or a particular partition
quit exit program
rescue START END rescue a lost partition near START and END
resizepart NUMBER END resize partition NUMBER
rm NUMBER delete partition NUMBER
select DEVICE choose the device to edit
disk_set FLAG STATE change the FLAG on selected device
disk_toggle [FLAG] toggle the state of FLAG on selected device
set NUMBER FLAG STATE change the FLAG on partition NUMBER
toggle [NUMBER [FLAG]] toggle the state of FLAG on partition NUMBER
unit UNIT set the default unit to UNIT
version display the version number and copyright information of GNU Parted
(parted) align-check 3
parted: invalid token: 3
alignment type(min/opt) [optimal]/minimal? optimal
Partition number? 3
3 not aligned
(parted) quit |
So is parted broken?
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Logicien
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:46 am Post subject: |
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Try an other Gpt partitions tool like Gdisk and see if the partitions are aligned.
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krinn
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:02 am Post subject: Re: problems aligning gpt / SSD |
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Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 3146kB 2097kB ext4 primary bios_grub
2 3146kB 134MB 131MB ext2 primary
3 134MB 268MB 134MB primary
4 268MB 120GB 120GB primary
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Switch unit to s, and look that your sectors are starting at a value you can divide per 8.
I think parted should do that, but you are confusing parted yourself with misuse of mkpart
| Code: | | (parted) mkpart 1% -1 |
if that 1% is taken from start of disk, that's a weird value to gives
if that 1% is taken from "next free area", then you better use 0% -> 100% as numbers
I would then create it with mkpart 0% 100%
And if it is from start of disk, mkpart 268MB 100% |
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Roman_Gruber
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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Okay thanks, I will try with the s unit of parted. And I will report back.
Honestly I tried around a lot.
the web claims that parted tool is right when it says it is not aligned and blockdev is broken, according to arch wiki
I am not sure, but I think mkpart things is a command of parted. I do not use that quite often. I just copied over the cli output.
and that %1 till to the end with -1 was just something i tried out.
I tried several ways not sure if i tried with s, but i will do that.
It just annoys me that there is no align mode of parted, or it is broken. or i am just unable to utilize it.
Only root the last biggest partitiotn needs to be aligned i do not care for other partitions. |
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Roman_Gruber
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | parted /dev/sdc
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sdc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 120GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 3146kB 2097kB ext4 primary bios_grub
2 3146kB 134MB 131MB ext2 primary
4 134MB 268MB 134MB
3 268MB 120GB 120GB lvm
(parted) unit s
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 234441648s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 2048s 6143s 4096s ext4 primary bios_grub
2 6144s 262143s 256000s ext2 primary
4 262144s 524287s 262144s
3 524288s 234440703s 233916416s lvm
(parted) align-check 3
parted: invalid token: 3
alignment type(min/opt) [optimal]/minimal?
Partition number? 3
3 not aligned
(parted) rm 3
(parted) mkpart primary 524288 234440696
Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance.
Ignore/Cancel? Ignore
(parted) align-check 3
parted: invalid token: 3
alignment type(min/opt) [optimal]/minimal?
Partition number? 3
3 not aligned
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 234441648s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 2048s 6143s 4096s ext4 primary bios_grub
2 6144s 262143s 256000s ext2 primary
4 262144s 524287s 262144s
3 524288s 234440696s 233916409s primary
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524288/8 = multiple
234440696/8 = multiple
do i miss something...
but the size may be an issue right?
233916409
Lets rephrase it, maybe I dit not grasp it.
Startsector has to be a multiple of 8.
And how about the size itself? same right? I assume the size has to be a multiple of 8 too right?
so the endsize can be anything right? |
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Roman_Gruber
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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I doubt gparted creates unaligned partiton.
When i choose align to MIB
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mebibyte
afaik MIB => a multiple of those 4k sectors which most drives use these days and also this ssd uses
so I do not get the comment of parted, its not aligned when i aligned to mib, and its 4k sectors
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In the worst case it is not aligned but i do not care much anymore.
Regardless what i tried and read, parted complains. blockdev claims its aligned.
arch wiki says blockdev reports it wrong
| Quote: | | The mebibyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.[1] The binary prefix mebi means 220, therefore one mebibyte is equal to 1048576bytes. The unit symbol for the mebibyte is MiB. |
1048576/4096 = multiple = 256 afaik
i think parted is broken or something else the case
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I will later destroy the hole partition and generate it with gparted and leave it that way than.
Than I will try to move on.
Thanks everyone |
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krinn
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 6:58 am Post subject: |
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You didn't get why i ask you to use sector unit.
But you still can see a not align partition that looks good because of the range of MIB.
Here's a sample:
268MB is /8 but if you display sectors...
524287s is not, but you will see 268MB
524288s is align, again 268MB
So i have no doubt parted should and is doing it right ; but switching to sector, you can check by yourself it has/is doing it right.
If you look at all partitions where it doesn't complain, partition are all of /8 size.
So i doubt it's some luck, but more a need...
And if start sector is /8 and size must be also /8, it mean you cannot have an ending sector that is /8, as an ending /8 would mean size will not be /8
(parted) mkpart primary 524288 234440696
start : 524288 is /8 ok
end: 234440696 is /8 mean it's not ok
Don't get me wrong, having an end sector not /8 doesn't mean size will be /8 and valid. But if you gave it an end sector that is /8, you are just sure the size cannot end up /8 and will be invalid.
Just tried to ask something to gparted that it will answer for you instead.
mkpart 524288 100%
This way it will take what 100% is, and i think it will nicely pickup a good ending value for you. |
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Roman_Gruber
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | parted /dev/sdc
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sdc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 120GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 3146kB 2097kB ext4 primary bios_grub
2 3146kB 134MB 131MB ext2 primary
4 134MB 268MB 134MB
3 268MB 120GB 120GB primary
(parted) unit s
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 234441648s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 2048s 6143s 4096s ext4 primary bios_grub
2 6144s 262143s 256000s ext2 primary
4 262144s 524287s 262144s
3 524288s 234440696s 233916409s primary
(parted) rm 3
(parted) mkpart primary 524288 100%
Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance.
Ignore/Cancel? Ignore
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 234441648s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 2048s 6143s 4096s ext4 primary bios_grub
2 6144s 262143s 256000s ext2 primary
4 262144s 524287s 262144s
3 524288s 234441614s 233917327s primary
(parted) align-check 3
parted: invalid token: 3
alignment type(min/opt) [optimal]/minimal?
Partition number? 3
3 not aligned
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 234441648s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 2048s 6143s 4096s ext4 primary bios_grub
2 6144s 262143s 256000s ext2 primary
4 262144s 524287s 262144s
3 524288s 234441614s 233917327s primary
(parted) quit
Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab.
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I did as you suggested. I just assume i need that primary thing so i added it.
mkpart primary 524288 100%
It seems still not aligned ... TBH I have not really thought any further. Just checked any replies and did as you suggested. |
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Roman_Gruber
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | parted /dev/sdc
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sdc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) unit s
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 234441648s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 2048s 6143s 4096s ext4 primary bios_grub
2 6144s 262143s 256000s ext2 primary
4 262144s 524287s 262144s
3 524288s 234441614s 233917327s primary
(parted) rm 3
(parted) mkpart primary 3 524288 234441608
Warning: You requested a partition from 3s to 524288s (sectors 3..524288).
The closest location we can manage is 34s to 2047s (sectors 34..2047).
Is this still acceptable to you?
parted: invalid token: 234441608
Yes/No? ^C
(parted) mkpart primary 524288 234441608
Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance.
Ignore/Cancel? Ignore
(parted) print
Model: ADplus SuperVer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 234441648s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 2048s 6143s 4096s ext4 primary bios_grub
2 6144s 262143s 256000s ext2 primary
4 262144s 524287s 262144s
3 524288s 234441608s 233917321s primary
(parted) align-check
alignment type(min/opt) [optimal]/minimal?
Partition number? 3
3 not aligned
(parted) quit
Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab.
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why
29239665*8+524288 = 234441608
round down of last sector divided by 8 plus the startsector. |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Those partitions seem fine, they are all MiB aligned and that's the best you can do for any device.
The only strange thing here is the partition order (4 is located before 3), but that probably won't matter in practice (but it might cause confusion and in turn human error).
Easiest way to get alignment right in parted is to use unit mib for everything.
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(parted) mkpart primary 1MiB 128MiB
(parted) mkpart primary 128MiB 512MiB
(parted) mkpart primary 512MiB 1024MiB
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Or you can use 'unit mib' first and then just use numbers w/o repeating MiB every time.
Just use MiB alignment which works for all devices (single exception: HDD with off-by-one jumper set, i.e. that horrendous solution that was supposed to make windows sector 63 aligned).
The align-check may give idiotic results (may claim aligned for unaligned partitions or vice versa). Just don't use that one.
If in doubt, use 'parted /dev/disk unit s print'. If start sector divides by 2048, it's MiB alignment (for 512 byte sectors). If it divides by 8, it's 4K alignment, which is fine too for 4K sector HDDs. If it's off-by-one you would notice... |
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krinn
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:13 am Post subject: |
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| maybe you have some bugs like frostschutz said, as i don't see why it doesn't create one align (and also that ending sector is not the range from 234441643 to 234441647s) |
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Roman_Gruber
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 2:09 am Post subject: |
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So
I started my previous notebook, Asus g70sg, portage tree 7 october of 2015
alignmet check partitoin 3
and it says aligned.
conclusion:
my previous gentoo installation works
this gentoo installation has a broken parted implementation
both are from teh same source, i just reused the previous installation and adapted it.
means somewhere between 7th october till now parted got broken.
I did changed nothing. i created the partitions as suggestd by krinn. my asus g75vw says its not aligned. than i was upset and left it aside
now i plugged it in in my previous notebook with usb 2.0 instaed of usb 3.0 and an outdated gentoo installation. and it says aligned.
i doubt usb 3.0 is the cause !
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Thanks krinn. Your input is appreciated.
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Conclusio: Portage parted is broken as of now on this box, and i would say its broken on any gentoo ~amd64 installation. |
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