[CS-FSLUG] overlapping partitions

[Tim Young]

If you do have overlapping partitions, then your computer is already in 
jeopardy.  ;)

To better answer your, could you show us your partition table?

The easiest way to do this, under ubuntu, is for you to run fdisk -l 
/dev/[drive]
The fdisk "-l" is the letter L (lower-case)
the /dev/drive will be something like: /dev/hda

You may have to do a sudo:
sudo fdisk -l /dev/hda

An overlapping partition, depending on what the partition is, and if you 
have data on both the partitions that overlap, *will* result in lost 
data.  Basically the end result is that two filesystems share the same 
hard-disk space.  It is a bad idea to have partitions that overlap.

    - Tim Young

Hilding Egestal wrote:
> Hello
> Well, I think there is something wrong with the
> partition table. I cannot use Norton Partition Magic
> and have a look at the partitions. With gparted it is
> said that nothing is allocated. QTparted offers a
> possibility to make a new partition table. What would
> happen with XP, using this offer?
>
> At the same time both XP and Ubuntu are still working
> without problems, so actually I can live with this,
> but I am just wondering if there could any major
> problems if I am not dealing with this now.
>
>
> --- John Mark Clayton <clayton256 at gmail.com> skrev:
>
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> This message happened because qtpartd incountered a
>> condition that
>> should never exist.  Either there is a bug in
>> qtparted that the authors
>> might want to hear about or there is a problem with
>> your hardrive
>> partition table.  Did you follow the instructions
>> for subitting a bug?
>> Make sure you're using the latest stable version and
>> if the message
>> is reproduced send the text to the bug address
>> stated.
>>
>> I have used the gparted to create Windows and Linux
>> partitions and
>> would probably trust the qt version as they both use
>> the same core
>> code, libparted.  Many years ago I stopped trusting
>> the Norton tools.
>> Just my opinion.
>>
>> Good luck,
>> Mark
>>
>> On 10/23/06, Hilding <he7316575 at yahoo.se> wrote:
>>     
>>> Well, I don't if this is the proper forum to ask
>>>       
>> about "overlapping
>>     
>>> partitions", but I'll do anyhow.
>>> This is what is said by sudo qtparted:
>>>
>>> Error: Can't have overlapping partitions.
>>> A bug has been detected in GNU Parted.  Refer to
>>>       
>> the web site of parted
>>     
>>> http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/parted.html for
>>>       
>> more informations of
>>     
>>> what could be useful for bug submitting!  Please
>>>       
>> email a bug report to
>>     
>>> bug-parted at gnu.org containing at least the version
>>>       
>> (1.6.25.1) and the
>>     
>>> following message:  Assertion (disk != NULL) at
>>> ../../libparted/disk.c:1074 in function
>>>       
>> ped_disk_next_partition() failed.
>>     
>>> I cannot understand, if this is due to a bug, or
>>>       
>> if I have used the
>>     
>>> wrong partition program, or too many partition
>>>       
>> programs. (I started with
>>     
>>> Norton Partition Magic)
>>>
>>> Well, what do You think? In Ubuntu, qtparted, it
>>>       
>> is possible to make a
>>     
>>> new partition table. Would that be "dangerous" for
>>>       
>> my XP? I have dual
>>     
>>> boot with GRUB.
>>>
>>> /Hilding in Sweden
>>>
>>>
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>> -- 
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